Sounds cool. PHP has been a great tool for the past 2.5 years for me. It
most certainly has come in handy.
The calendar at calendar.codewalkers.com looks slick.
I would heavily advise getting a book so you have a piece of paper you can
turn to or flip to. A good one is PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke
Welling and Laura Thompson.
Have fun and keep us (or me?) updated.
-Dash
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving:
When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more
easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have
handled this?"
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Joe Finlinson wrote:
> > Here's a grand question: What do you want to do with PHP? Interactive
> > forms? Interactive content? Website counter? etc...
>
> I am a college student who is in way over his head. I am having a lot of
> fun, and learning a lot, but for what was supposed to be a writing 3400
> class, I feel this is a little over the top. The long and short of the
> question is, I have been assigned to redo the website for a non-profit here
> in town, (and they are more than happy, because it is free.) They have
> asked for an event calendar, and an easy way to update a news section on
> their site. As I got into research I realized that plain old HTML wasn't
> going to work, and the host company really doesn't like cgi scripts... they
> suggested that I get into PHP. I have no idea how to code it, I am barely
> walking in HTML at the moment, dreamweaver helps a lot, but this PHP stuff
> is flying over my head... I am about 10 hours into it now, and I realize
> that sooner or later (hopefully sooner) this will be a great tool for me. I
> have been looking at the following PHP calendar scripts, although I have no
> idea how they are actually to be implemented into my site. I really
> appreciate your comments and help... you are saving me hours of
> frustrations.
>
> http://www.luciddesigns.com/calendar/
>
> http://myphpcalendar.sourceforge.net/
>
> http://calendar.codewalkers.com/ I LIKE THIS ONE!!!!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Dash McElroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Glad I could be of assistance.
> >
> > I had a hard time getting the hang of MySQL, so I downloaded phpMyAdmin
> > (www.phpmyadmin.net), set it up, and watched the SQL commands fly.
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > mysql -u <user> -p <return> (it should ask you for a password)
> >
> > Here's a grand question: What do you want to do with PHP? Interactive
> > forms? Interactive content? Website counter? etc...
> >
> > As far as tools that make PHP, I know of one that will do some PHP for
> > you. Dreamweaver MX. I haven't used it myself, but it looks pretty slick.
> > I prefer to do my PHP manually (text editor all the way). I tried
> > ActiveState's Komodo for a while ($30 personal license, $300 commercial or
> > so) but it's not as slick and clean as a plain jane text editor. I'm sure
> > there are other tools that will assist you with PHP.
> >
> > The great thing about PHP is that it integrates flawlessly with existing
> > HTML. Just put the PHP tags in an html file (rename it .php if that's the
> > only server mapping for PHP) and it will be parsed right among the HTML.
> >
> > There are also lots of resources on the web like phpbuilder.com and a few
> > others. Check the links page on php.net. And if you've got the funds, get
> > a good book. Just be careful that PHP 4.2.x and beyond have a new way of
> > accessing variables (see
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php for more info)
> > with register_globals turned off.
> >
> > And above all, have fun!
> >
> > -Dash
> >
> > Hard work may not kill you, but why take chances?
> >
> > On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Joe Finlinson wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you for your help... by some miracle and with your advice things
> seem
> > > to be working ok. However, I am having a heck of a time figuring out
> how
> > > mysql works into the whole thing. I was trying to follow a tutorial
> that
> > > came with dreamweaver, and it just gets me all confused. I setup a user
> and
> > > password but at the command prompt I can't manage to log in. How do you
> do
> > > the sql stuff? Also, once all this is going how would I go about
> actually
> > > installing a php script into my webpage... or better yet... what kinds
> of
> > > tools are out there to help me write php?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dash McElroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > Alright, I'll take the bait.
> > > >
> > > > 1. If you've got IIS installed, why are you trying to install Apache?
> > > > Choose one or the other.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Configuration for either server should be drop dead easy. The PHP
> > > > installer exe file should configure IIS (I don't use IIS,
> fortunately),
> > > > and the zip file contains what you should use for Apache. Put it in
> c:\php
> > > > (or wherever...). Apache config is easy for a localhost install.
> You'll
> > > > have to change a few lines and add a few.
> > > >
> > > > a. For an Apache server without a DNS entry, change the following
> line to
> > > > reference your IP:
> > > >
> > > > ServerName xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> > > >
> > > > b. Add these lines for PHP
> > > >
> > > > LoadModule c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll
> > > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
> > > >
> > > > c. Change this line if you want index.php to be a valid initial page:
> > > >
> > > > DirectoryIndex index.html
> > > >
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > > DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
> > > >
> > > > d. Restart Apache.
> > > >
> > > > 3. Get MySQL from MySQL.com and install it where you want. MySQL
> should be
> > > > the easiest thing to install of the three. Set up a user and a
> password
> > > > for PHP. I initially learned MySQL (scratch that - still learning)
> using
> > > > the root user (very dangerous) until got a grasp of it's permissions.
> > > > Definitely don't do that for code that others will use.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck!
> > > >
> > > > -Dash
> > > >
> > > > Immortality -- a fate worse than death.
> > > > -- Edgar A. Shoaff
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Joe Finlinson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am using a machine running Windows XP pro... I managed to install
> IIS
> > > just
> > > > > fine. However, it seems that I am having major traumas getting PHP,
> > > Apache,
> > > > > and mysql to function. I have tried downloading some pre-configured
> > > kits
> > > > > from various sites with no luck. Can any of you suggest a place
> where I
> > > can
> > > > > download the software... and give me some advice on configuring it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >
> > > > >
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