Posted by Steve on 10/13/06 00:33

"Frits van Leeuwen" <fleeuwen@wanadoo.nlx> wrote in message
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|>| mysql : I can not use.
| > why can't you use it?
| My provider do not give.

ok...we can work around that.

| > | apache or unix... i'm not sure of it. Is it importent for me to know?
| > unix, windows, macintoch, etc. are all operating system responsible for
| > running the hardware and networking layers of your computer.
| >
| > apache, zeus, xitami, etc. are web servers. they are applications
| > installed
| > on your computer that handle requests related to http. people usually
| > refer
| > to a web server as the physical computer that serves up web pages.
| > however,
| > don't let that confuse you with what actually *is* providing that
| > functionality. when i say 'web server', i mean the software. apache is
| > what
| > i'd recommend...zeus kicks its ass, but you also pay lots of money to
get
| > it. apache is free...and very good.
| Then I think I have the last.

don't get me wrong, apache is *excellent* software.

| > is the site you're building just testing to see if you like programming
or
| > web development?
| I build a site for my family. First I thought I build it in M.S.FrontPage,
| but I had to mutch trouble with it and my provider,... so I make a switch
to
| PHP.
| But I know very little of it. So that's why I need help.
|
| So far as I know now, I need to look for a DB-program for my texts?!
| Then I need to look how to create one. Put text in it and then try to use
| the text in my page.
| Am I right?

yes but not completely. you can store your languages in a regluar file or
xml file on the server instead of using a database. i'd use xml. you can get
the same functionality out of it...it's just not as efficient or as fast as
using a db.

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