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Posted by See_Red_Run on 02/13/07 18:57
On Feb 13, 10:16 am, "denis" <d...@cced.ba> wrote:
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> > On Feb 13, 9:39 am, "denis" <d...@cced.ba> wrote:
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> >> > Hi,
> >> > I am trying to figure out how to get started with PHP/MySQL.
> >> > Everything I've read so far says to start with PHP first. I was
> >> > expecting something like Visual Basic Express or some other type of
> >> > free IDE. So I discovered that I needed to download a virtual server,
> >> > so I downloaded OmniSecure and followed the set up instructions as far
> >> > as I could figure them out.
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> >> > So here is where I'm stuck.
> >> > 1) While trying to set up and configure everything it tells me to move/
> >> > rename a certain .ini file. I can't find this file.
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> >> > 2) Even if I did get set up correctly I'm not sure what program/IDE to
> >> > use to begin entering code?
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> >> > I am obviously a beginner, but have made several Access databases and
> >> > basic applications using Visual Basic Express and SQL Server Express
> >> > but all of those programs have had various set up wizards that made
> >> > everything idiot proof.
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> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >> > Thank you.
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> >> As far as the setup itself is concerned, if you want an operational
> >> Apache/PHP/MySQL stack I would recommend downloading and installing
> >> xampp.
> >> It installs and configures everything by itself and all you have to do is
> >> click Next alot. :)
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> >> This is really a good way for a beginner to get everything operational.
> >> Possible limitation - I don't know if there's a version for Linux, but
> >> Windows version works great for me.
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> >> If you insist on setting up everything individually, be prepared for some
> >> manual work. I would suggest going towww.php.netasthey have alot of info
> >> on how to do that. If you'd like I could send you a small powerpoint file
> >> with instructions on how to get IIS/Apache+PHP+MySQL up and running on
> >> Windows.
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> >> As far as coding is concerned, you can start with Notepad if you don't
> >> have
> >> anything else. There are some editors and IDEs that could help you out. I
> >> remember liking Bluefish on Linux, and as far as Win32 is concerned, I
> >> usually go with Notepad (pure lazyness) but it shouldn't be a problem to
> >> find some tools. I'm told that these days Macromedia Dreamweaver supports
> >> PHP developement including code-completion, so if you already have a
> >> license
> >> for that, you might like using the same tool for web design and PHP
> >> coding.
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> > Ok, thanks for the info. I like the idea of clicking next a lot lol.
> > I'm still use to Microsoft holding my hand for everything. To be
> > honest though I have no idea what Apache is, but I like the idea of it
> > being packaged together.
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> > I'm ok with using notepad, but do I need to save with a special
> > extension like .html or similiar?
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> > I wouldn't mind a copy of that powerpoint lesson if you would e-mail
> > it to me that would be great.
> > See_Red_Run (At) Yahoo (dot) com . I don't normally check that
> > address since it's for trash collection mostly but if you send it
> > there I'll be looking for it.
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> Apache is a web-server which you can install freely on your machine.
> Web-apps usually work on a request-response model, where the client (using a
> web-browser like IE or Mozilla) sends a request for a particular web page (a
> file stored on a web-server) and the web-server responds by returning the
> requested content. This is in basic terms how the web works and how you make
> your static web pages accessible to others. With dynamic web-pages, or in
> your case PHP scripts, your web-server receives a request for a PHP script
> from the client, then it basically forwards this to a PHP engine (kinda like
> a black box :) ) with the input received from the client, the PHP engine
> processes it (executes the script) and returns some output (HTML) which then
> the web-server send to the client. I recommend finding a book on PHP
> development before you start so you could get a basic understand on how
> web-apps work, what goes where and how to deploy and test your scripts.
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> PHP scripts are usually saved with a .php extension (this can be changed).
> You do however have to save it into a folder accesible to the web server.
> With Apache, that is by default the htdocs folder and it's subfolders (if
> you install via xampp, it should be C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs by
> default). Once saved, you can test the script using a web browser and
> entering the url. For example, entering
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> http://127.0.0.1/myfolder/test1.php
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> would execute a script called test1.php saved in C:\Program
> Files\xampp\htdocs\myfolder, if you use the default installation of xampp.
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> I'll send the ppt as soon as possible, just let me translate it from Bosnian
> into English. :)
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Ok, thanks again. I planned on buying a book this weekend lol, but
thought I might be able to download it and sort of play with it a
little bit to get the feel for it.
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