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realestninja
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Roja. Thank you very much for defending me. I will never forget you.
Why do people use Database management systems. What exactly is it?
Also how does MySQL and PHP correlate towards each other. How come coldfusion only requires itself. But PHP has to use MYSQL. That is something that confuses me.
Thanks.
Why do people use Database management systems. What exactly is it?
Also how does MySQL and PHP correlate towards each other. How come coldfusion only requires itself. But PHP has to use MYSQL. That is something that confuses me.
Thanks.
A database is a place to store data.realestninja wrote:Why do people use Database management systems. What exactly is it?
When you open a web page, its a single standalone request - it can't "remember" who you are, or what you have done.
To do so, it stores that information to a database.
PHP is a processing language (among other things). It takes inputs, and produces output. Notice that it isn't storing anything.realestninja wrote:Also how does MySQL and PHP correlate towards each other.
MySQL is a database. You store information there.
Most PHP scripts use MySQL or another DB to store data.
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Thanks I am sure. I bought 4 php books. And I'm reading like 40 pages every day and practicing. How come you don't want to teach me? I will give you anything I have. I have CDS of singers, DVD movies I can give you money or a computer, whatever it is. I have autograph photos of famous movie stars like Michelle Pfiffer, Jessica Alba, and Britney Spears. I can give you anything you want. Can you teach me over the aol messenger?
Hum, Roja if I were you I'd hold out for a David Hasselhoff autograhped photo...realestninja wrote:Thanks I am sure. I bought 4 php books. And I'm reading like 40 pages every day and practicing. How come you don't want to teach me? I will give you anything I have. I have CDS of singers, DVD movies I can give you money or a computer, whatever it is. I have autograph photos of famous movie stars like Michelle Pfiffer, Jessica Alba, and Britney Spears. I can give you anything you want. Can you teach me over the aol messenger?
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realestninja, probably the most important thing about learning is that you learn to walk before you run. If you want to build a community website like MySpace.com, programming it is just one thing - which, with some stretching of what's possible, is possible. The other side to it is marketing, maintaing the user base, etc. etc. - and that is something you won't be able to do by yourself in the long run.
I would suggest you start looking at one aspect of MySpace.com you really like. Then take a pencil and paper and write down how they could have created something like that - in your own words, not in a programming language. Once you're happy, let it sit for a day or two and then look at it again. If you're still happy with what you've written, look at another aspect of MySpace.com, write down how you think they could have done that. Rinse and repeat. Once you have "mapped" the entirety of MySpace.com like that try putting those concepts you have written down together - write down how these different aspects of the website fit together and can become one unified whole.
To pass the time, I would recommend http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/ - you can download a couple of sample chapter to see whether that's too advanced, yet, or fits your learning curve.
If it is too difficult, try out http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/ (also offers sample chapters for download), which covers the fundamentals.
I would suggest you start looking at one aspect of MySpace.com you really like. Then take a pencil and paper and write down how they could have created something like that - in your own words, not in a programming language. Once you're happy, let it sit for a day or two and then look at it again. If you're still happy with what you've written, look at another aspect of MySpace.com, write down how you think they could have done that. Rinse and repeat. Once you have "mapped" the entirety of MySpace.com like that try putting those concepts you have written down together - write down how these different aspects of the website fit together and can become one unified whole.
To pass the time, I would recommend http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/ - you can download a couple of sample chapter to see whether that's too advanced, yet, or fits your learning curve.
If it is too difficult, try out http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/ (also offers sample chapters for download), which covers the fundamentals.
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These forums are useful because questions and answers can be found together, for problems that other people may have experienced. Please don't reduce the value of the forums by asking for solutions outside of the forums.realestninja wrote:Yeah one that stores database info. If you im me I can show you.
Many members dislike discussion over IM.
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