Bulletin Boards - Thread: How to make the best of PHP

By smalls (143)
On 05 Mar 2010 21:01

How are websites really working when it's using PHP? The trick is to have a mySQL database and have the variable set up for it.

Without mySQL, PHP would be just like Javascript. Nothing but variables and HTML. Once you learn the basics of PHP variables and functions, using mySQL in PHP is like driving a car.

The best tutorial to get started on HTML/PHP/mySQL/Javascript is to visit http://www.w3schools.com/

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By ScipioWarrior (75)
On 05 Mar 2010 22:32

Never checkked out that site - i should go there

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By turtle153 (1053)
On 06 Mar 2010 15:39

w3schools is great. The only gimmick is the certificates.

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By turtle153 (1053)
On 08 Mar 2010 15:51

Arn't you saying that PHP is only useful for database access?

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By smalls (143)
On 08 Mar 2010 22:08

Depends, upload scripts don't REQUIRE a database. What I'm saying is that PHP is best served with server side content.

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By Zuperzonic (1207)
On 12 Mar 2010 16:41

Interesting...

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By turtle153 (1053)
On 12 Mar 2010 16:42

Of course, especially when you want to hide passwords/other info from the user

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By turtle153 (1053)
On 15 Mar 2010 15:56

You'll have to learn a lot first

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By Sevas34 (286)
On 13 Apr 2011 19:48

<?php-Beginning
echo = "Text";-Write stuff on page
echo = 123;-Numbers on page
echo = 1A2B3C;-Writeletters/numbers
/* Comment */
//Multi }
//Line }Multi line comment
Comment }
?>-End tag

You can ECHO HTML.

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By Skittles (1292)
On 13 Apr 2011 20:56

Probably the most common usage of PHP and MySQL in tandem is with registration and login scripts.
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By Syed75 (556)
On 13 Apr 2011 22:29

I've seen XML member scripts.. XMLis bassically a "subsitute" database. And PHP works pretty good with it. But I prefer MYSQL. :D

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By M.J kInG (1331)
On 14 Apr 2011 17:45

they carzy ricky im trying to think how too 0-0?

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By Sevas34 (286)
On 14 Apr 2011 19:32

In PHP & MySQL Web Development for dummies, it says you can store data in a Database or embedd it in the page manually...

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By Syed75 (556)
On 14 Apr 2011 21:37

Ricky, no clue. But you can. I have this XML script which I tweaked, and it's really nice.

Google: XML member system

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By Syed75 (556)
On 15 Apr 2011 22:31

Yeah.

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