hi..is there a place for beginners plz!!?

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hi..is there a place for beginners plz!!?

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hi..i have dicovered PHPDN just today afternoon..and i am really glad to be a member of this great online community.
i have only started learning PHP and other tools..so can i have a plce among you here please?
are there good tutorials that can help me?
is that easy to sort out thing alone (i learning myself and i have no tutor)
thank you very much and i am looking forward to hearing from you..

med vanlig hilsen
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Post by kettle_drum »

Start off by setting up a local server with php on it, and then read the manual on the php site. Once youve done this you should have a basic knowledge of how to code in php and then you just need to aim to code something and then do it - asking questions on here when you get stuck.

Goodluck.
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hi

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yes i have set a server on my computer and i have also a remote server from managed.com
and i have sthe manual too.
thank you very much :)
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First of, welcome to the world of PHP and enjoy!

There are a good set of tutorials all around these forums, and the internet in general, to be found. But PHP (any language really, but since this is mostly a PHP forum) is something that will require you to put down alot of effort yourself.

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Take the following hints in consideration, and remember them as rules:

You should start here: viewtopic.php?t=8815 It would preferably also be bookmarked in this early stages in your learning time, as it contains a great set of thoughts you should be aware of.

Use the search.php (Search). Alot. Most likely, your issue have allready been asked and answered upon. I know asking a question is faster than searching the forum, but I really do help.

Bookmark http://www.php.net/ as most of the help you will get from any user here, will point you to the online manual. Not in a bad way, but to help you read more about the topic being discussed.

There are some other tricks, but the above are more than enough.

Oh, and try first, ask the question later. You allways get a better answer if you ask a question and can provide an example part of the code you are having issues with. Example:
kettle_drum wrote:Hi!
I'm having a problem with the variable $foo. I wont display properly. Here is my code sofar:

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<?php
  $foo = 'bar';
  echo $f0o;
?>
Have fun.

[Edit: Moved the topic to a better place, as it contained nothing that really applied to the Tutorials section of the forum. The General part gets better attention to others wanting to reply. -- JAM ]
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hi

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thank you very much for your valuable help..i will follow your advice bit by bit. my best greetings.

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Post by tim »

Google is always your best friend in finding tutorials

Look at some scripts and take the command to php.net and read about it.

like for example:

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<?php
$fp = fopen("file.txt","w"); 
?>
I would go to php.net and type in "fopen" in the search function and read on it, and most of the time there is other examples provided there.

another tip
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Post by JAM »

Adding: http://www.php.net/tips.php
By using one of the many Quick Reference tips, you can make your browser the perfect manual-searcher available.
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hi

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thank you very much
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i still remember the day i first start at php

believe me but you won't regret the course you're taking.

happy PHPing
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Indeed. PHP is just amazing.

Welcome aboard, cadet!
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Complete Novice on this PHP thingy !!!

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I have set up a form and my server is compatible - where do I direct my submit button to ? can I direct it to an email so I can read the form ?


Thank you

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Post by McGruff »

Direct the form action to a php script which validates user input and processes the submission - including sending an email if you like.
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