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PHP for a Newbie

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 3:13 pm
by Bohatir
:D Hello!!! I am a complete newbie to programming. I just found out about php about 5 days ago. And I have seen the PHPNuke. I would love to encorporate it into my website. But from all the help info and tutorials I have seen I understand I have to be a programmer. Isnt there any php program or anything that is made for newbies? The stuff in the codes makes no sense to me. Someone please help me.

Thanks

Igor

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 6:16 pm
by Elmseeker
I wouldn't say you HAVE to be a programmer to run NUKE, but it pribably helps, especially if you want to start adding things to it, although when i first started learning PHP one of the first things I wrote was a mod for phpBB...lol...I say take the chance and check it out, I don't peraonlly use it on my site but it is a nice system with quite a few features and a nice following. If you need help with it I am sure someone here or at the phpNUKE boards will be able to help out.

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 6:33 pm
by fractalvibes
I would suggest PHP Essentials by Julie C. Meloni as an excellent starting point.

Otherwise if this Nuke thing needs some customization or you break something you will be totally lost. Just like a web developer might can get by just using dreamweaver, but if you have no knowledge of html, that is a terrific handicap...

Besides - PHP is a fun and interesting language to learn!


(stepping off soapbox)

Phil J.

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 10:37 pm
by oldtimer
I currently have phpwebthings running till I get off my duff and make my own. It was the second one I installed to use as a main web site. I messed with NUKE but it had way too much and is not as customizable as i would like. That is why I have to code my own to replace my site. I have coded sites for others just have to get time to do mine.

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 11:02 pm
by evilcoder
I've written heaps of useful scripts and now i'm finally going to compile them into a CMS free for distrib.

Should be finished in a couple of months. features:

intra-sever messaging (like the IM system on this forum)

existing login integration (Meaning if you already have a login system with heaps of members this will use your mySQL structure and work with it)

news posting, with the option to show the whole story or define how many characters you want displayed then with a "read more" link.

surveys (multiple if required)

alternate language support (may not be in the beta release)

easy to create template or CMS addons.

Advanced user login system (5 security levels, and an option to charge for membership which will hopefully be compatible with most online merchants like iBill. However, if you charge for membership you are still able to offer free membership with less priviledges)

Shopping cart

Mailing list options

I'll add more when i can think about it.

btw: CMS = Content Management System.

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2003 12:40 pm
by crazyjimsmith
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I just went through this tutorial myself. It is pretty good.

http://www.phpcomplete.com/tutorials.ph ... adTutorial

Also ther is a program called easyphp. What it does is it install php, mysql and apache onto your machine. It is very good for testing your script before you upload them. I like it alot. It is free. you can get it at

http://www.easyphp.org

:idea:

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2003 1:56 pm
by crazyjimsmith
PS I just realized most of the people here use linux. I am on windows and the program is very convenient ona windows set-up for testing purposes only.

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2003 5:49 pm
by Bohatir
Thank you very much. I appreciate all the help. I will check all of this stuff out. Thanks!!! :D :D :D