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PHP is a server-side scripting language for creating dynamic Web pages. You create pages with PHP and HTML. When a visitor opens the page, the server processes the PHP commands and then sends the results to the visitor's browser, just as with ASP or ColdFusion. Unlike ASP or ColdFusion, however, PHP is Open Source and cross-platform.

The following links are geared toward new PHP users. Please suggest links or changes by sending email to the text address at bottom of this page.

• http://php.net/ | manual

  Home of PHP. You can even the search the site via your location bar by adding your search word(s) to the end of URL: php.net/your_search.

• PHP Knowledge Base

  Most concise and well written collection of tips this author is aware of.

• PHP/MySQL Tutorial

  Three lesson tutorial on PHP, MySQL and forms, 2/2000.

• CNet Builder Tutorial

  Focus on form coding, 8/99.

• PHP, MySQL, and Images Walkthrough

  Straightforward walkthrough, 8/99.

• Complete, Secure User Login System

  Tutorial on password protection, 5/2000.

• Using PHP to edit MySQL tables using phpMyAdmin

  One of the first well developed PHP/MySQL interfaces. Related: perl equivalent MySQLMan

• Search for PHP code (www.zend.com)
• Search for PHP code (px.sklar.com)
• Search for PHP code (devshed.com)
• Search for PHP code (weberdev.com)
• Search for PHP code (hotscripts.com/PHP)

Miscellaneous Articles on Scripting:

• Experiences with Active Server Pages and PHP3
• Installing Apache, PHP4 and MySQL on Win 98
• Shopping Cart Comparisons
• Macintosh & PHP?
• Converting ASP pages to PHP?

• hello.php3
• Include the "Today's Travel Feature" features into a web page

  example1.php3

• News Lister - Lists files in a directory and sorts by Month.

  newslister

• PHP Guestbook

  guestbook.php3

• PHP Notes - see example bottom of this page. Drag and drop installation- almost.

  notes.php3

• PHP Counter

  textcounter.html

• TreeMenu - Windows Explorer menu list. PHP and Javascript.

  treemenu

• Recommend It - Let's your visitors recommend your site.

  recommend

• HTML Editor - Allows you to make changes to web pages from a web browser. Enjoy living dangerously? ...this script is for you. [password protection?]

  editpage

• ICFormGen- This script should help you to create database driven forms. Not tested. External link to page
• PhpHoo2- A speedy "Yahoo-like" directory using MySQL and PHP. An excellent way to start learning SQL and PHP integration. Very limited script however with no admin. interface. External link to page | more links
• WAP - WML - HAWHAW- Create dual HTML/WAP pages for your cell phone with PHP in minutes. External link to page | WAP / HAWHAW (see "ReadMe" file)

• Allow PHP in web pages with .html suffix?
  1. Create .htaccess file in public_html and add text:

     AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .htm

• You'll see PHP frequently presented in:

  Standard format:

  <?

  include("file.html");

  ?>

  or format for HTML editors

  <script language="php">

  include("file.html");

  </script>

Above format is recommended.

• Using Server Side Includes with PHP?
  • Both SSI and PHP are HTML-embedded scripting languages, so both cannot be used on the same page. (see exception below) 
  • Since you cannot have both SSI and PHP code on the same page, change all SSI calls from:

    <!-- #exec cmd="/cgi-bin/file.pl" -->

   

  to PHP:

  <script language="php"> virtual("/cgi-bin/file.pl");

  </script>

  • And, use the include() command to include files.

  Change from SSI code:

  <!-- #include file="file.txt" -->

  to PHP:

  <script language="php">

  include("file.txt")

  </script>

• SSI Exception. Using DreamWeaver or other HTML editor without full PHP include interaction?
  • The secret: Call PHP pages with SSI!
  • Try this: <!-- #include file="file.php3" -->

• FrontPage with PHP?
  • The <? and ?> tags do not work well with Front Page. Use the script tag instead:

  <script language="php">

  include("file.txt")

  </script>

• PHP paths have you confused?
  • Define variable at the top of your script, example:
    • $includepath ="/home/vs#####/public_html/phpdirectory";
  • Simplify the use of variables by using the built in variable DOCUMENT_ROOT
    • example: $includepath ="DOCUMENT_ROOT/phpdirectory";
  • Wish to add more security by placing your senstive configuration files above the document root, at for example: /home/vs#####/phpdirectory
    • use DOCUMENT_ROOT as well, but with one addition, example:
      • $includepath = ($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/../phpdirectory");
  • Tip: find a path of a directory or file use the command "pwd" at the shell prompt.

 

• The file upload capability built into PHP may have been disabled on accounts running PHP. Looking for an easy way to manage files in a web browser? Try: SiteMgr | FileMan | WebExplorer

 

• Related Pages -

  SQL | MySQL + PHP demos

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author: Jim Walker, php@tvsecure.net

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