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Buzioid · 03-26-2004, 02:00 PM

I am pretty knowledgeable with HTML, but I heard you can use php to put all pages of your site in one database or something like that.
I know nothing of php..

Would php with mysql be the way to go with that?

Or is there a way to do something like that using only php?

robin801 · 03-26-2004, 02:39 PM

i have to keep an eye on this thread. i am in the same boat as you.

i hope u don't mind if i ask questions in your thread.

robin

cracked · 03-26-2004, 02:47 PM

well, i dont know much about mysql, but php is wonderful. it makes making pages with dynamic content much easier. i dunno about putting them all in a database(i guess it can be done, i just simply dont know) but you can do a LOT with php. its also not all that hard to learn. and is super easy to use/install/whatever. http://php.net to learn more about it. sorry i couldnt be of more help.

Buzioid · 03-26-2004, 02:54 PM

Can you use php by itself to store many pages in one file or something?

robin801 · 03-26-2004, 03:01 PM

is php a language like html?

can u write web pages using php alone or do u have to use html with php?

robin

Buzioid · 03-26-2004, 03:28 PM

HTML works with PHP.

I don't know much anything about it though.

cracked · 03-26-2004, 03:46 PM

well basically php is a server side scripting language that is similar to c++ or java in syntax. basically when a user requests a page containing php, the server translates the php into html then sends the file to the user. but the php code can do many different things before being translated to html depending on user input which is what makes it so great. you CAN use php alone without html, but that really limits its functionality. for example,

Code:

<?php echo "hello world"; ?>

is all you would need to display hello world on the screen, but if you put a form in there with some html to make it look pretty you could have the user type what they wanted to be displayed and then submit the form and that would be displayed like this

Code:

<?
$string = $_POST['message'];
echo $string;
?>
<html>
<head>
<body>
<FORM ACTION="file.php" method="POST">
<INPUT TYPE=text name="message">
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT value="Post">
</FORM>
</body>
<html>

. that is a very simple example but it gives you the idea hopefully

davidamarkley · 03-26-2004, 04:01 PM

PHP is more or less a server-side programming language. It uses databases and other script-like variable, arrays, and functions to build an HTML page. PHP is server-side, so the server reads the script (the .php file) and runs through any functions to process, and then spits out the resulting HTML file. And, viewing source only shows the HTML part, it doesn't show the whole contents of the PHP file.

For instance, here is a very simple HTML web page.

Code:

<HTML>
     <HEAD>
          <TITLE>Very Simple Web Page</TITLE>
     </HEAD>
     <BODY>
     Content goes here
     </BODY>
</HTML>

Now, here's a PHP equivalent:

PHP Code:

  <?php

echo "<HTML>

     <HEAD>

          <TITLE>Very Simple Web Page</TITLE>

     </HEAD>

     <BODY>

     Content goes here

     </BODY>

</HTML>";

?>

Even though it has some extra stuff like the php tags, and the echo tag, if you view the source on that web page, it only shows the HTML parts. So, you can have very lengthy backend PHP code, to make simple, yet dynamic HTML pages.

If you're wanting to learn to use PHP, just search on Google and you'll end up with oodles and oodles of tutorials.

Dave

Buzioid · 03-26-2004, 05:43 PM

I still dont think my question is answered.

How can I use php to take all my htmls and put them into one php file? Is this possible?

robin801 · 03-27-2004, 08:06 AM

i already have some web pages done in html.

do i have to go through each line of my html pages and add in php tags?

robin

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