php?????

[cat]

i vaguely know what php is/does but i only went over it briefly on my course,how do u get it set up in the first place???? as i was going to have a comments page on my site , but then i couldnt figure out how to get it sending comments back to my site ..... so what dont i have to make this work....??????

[sypher]

what do you want to know about php?

How to set it up on your server?
Or how to use it in your web pages?

[cat]

both.....

[benbramz]

long process...lol

to set up your own webserver, you generally have to have a machine that has lots of RAM, a fast hard disk and fast system bus would give you far better performace then the latest processors.also dont install too much software on the server. Install only the bare minimums like the following installation and the required firewall and anti-virus software...go to www.php.net for some more info?

using php in pages is simple. making sure the .php file is saved on a phop server, your script goes like this...

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<?
#php script here...
?>

[cat]

bloody hell u werent joking....... lol ok well ill have a look but somehow dont think my pc will handle tht..lol cheers anyway

[benbramz]

might i just add, that the huge amounts of ram and limited programs would be needed to make a public server, for example where others can view it. however, you could set up php on your PC to test php pages, as only you would beusing the resources...

[rproctor]

Hey man, Im going to take a wild guess and assume that you are not running your own server, but are on a hosted account. If you pay someone $5-$20 a month for a website your on a hosted account. In which case, you most probably have php installed as its free.

However! Even if this is so, you still need a database to store the comments to, well, you could do it to a file, but I wouldnt go that far. If you have a account where php is available, I would also assume that you have something called MySQL on your hosted account as well, as it is also free and comes almost standard.

In any case, you will however have to learn how to 1) set up a database table and 2) learn how to connect php to the database and parse the requested data.

Now, if you have both of those programs installed, php and mysql, I suggest rather than take all your time to build one, search on google for "php mysql comment script" and choose which one you want and install it.

Call your host and ask them if you have the programs. If you dont, cancel your hosting account and go else where because your host is ripping you.