Kimberly

Me too! I learned PHP from codegrrl.com , they have scripts to use, and once you start using them, you get the hang of it

Teksonic

Here Here. PHP is god.

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chuck_oim4u

I sure am thankful for all the input that I have gotten.
This has inspired me to get rolling and learn more about php.
I would really like to use OS shopping cart on my site but so far I am just a little confused with the php. But after all the input from this thread I realize that I need to learn more about it.
By the way what editors do you use to edit php pages?
Thanks for all your help.

MrPixar

Hmm. I believe that would qualify as "Understatement of the Year"


If you already know ASP then learning PHP will not be too difficult. It is the *nix equivalent of ASP, basically. Same principle of having "server-side" code and "client-side" code. An excellent online reference at http://php.net will provide you with all the documentation you should need.

HTH

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chuck_oim4u

I really don't know much about ASP. It just was part of a web/shopping cart program that someone purchased for me when I designed a few banners for their web site. I was a little disspointed when I found out that it would not work on our server. But I really would like to learn php. And that will be my main goal. I think that i have been bitten by the bug to learn more about php.
Thanks for your help

MrPixar

Honestly, that is probably for the best. Now when you dive into PHP you won't be confused by the differences. And yes, you will be bitten by the PHP bug

By the way if you need any PHP help just send a message my way. I have done lots of coding in PHP. My site (when DNS resolves it) was written entirely in PHP.

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chuck_oim4u

What I really need to know is what do you use to edit and preview php imbeded web pages?
When I downloaded what I thought I needed for OS shopping cart I was left very confused when nothing on my cpu would open any of the files. This might sound really dumb but I was left with the feeling that it was way over my head.
Do I need to set my machine as a personal web server to be able to create, edit and preview PHP? or can it be done in an html editor?

Feeling really stupid. :p

MrPixar

Since PHP has code in it that must be executed on the server *before* it is rendered on a client's browser then in order to debug it, or preview it you would need to set up a personal webserver on your local machine that can execute PHP, or constantly upload to the webserver...

You can, however, edit PHP files the same way you would any other file. Some editors offer syntax highlighting which helps. I use dreamweaver but you could use notepad if you wanted to. The editor is irrelevant for creating and editing php files. Just make sure to wrap any PHP code you add to the file with

<?php

and

?>

That tells the server to parse/execute PHP

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chuck_oim4u

I guess I need to get out of the visual mode and just start working with the code. Editors have made me lazy and always looking for an easy way out. Learn by doing I guess.
Thanks for your reply. :drat: