Bernard wrote:
Hi to Everyone !
How can I learn how to make first steps in PHP ?
I run Debian Lenny, and I lately got acquainted with MySQL : I
installed a server on my system, built a few databases there, using
basic SQL scripts. I also learnt to manage those MySQL databases with
OpenOffice.org_base.
Now, I wish to try managing those MySQL bases from a web page that
would contain PHP scripts. I have found a short document, a kind of a
FAQ, that explains a few PHP basics, still I miss some down-to-Earth
knowledges :
Have I got to install one or more Debian packages for PHP ?
'$apt-cache search PHP' gives too many results for a choice. If the
MySQL server and databases end up to the webspace that my Internet
Provider allows to me, I suppose that the PHP interpreter and/or
compiler will have to be there, not on my system ? Still, I suppose
that I must install something locally so as to be able to send
meaningfull commands using appropriate scripts ? Prior to run tests
on distant web space, I first wish to carry trials with connexions to
my local mysql server.
Thanks in advance for your help
install the php module for apache, then head for the php org site.
the most basic thing to do is to see if phpinfo(); displays support
for mysql-php..
if it does, then the next basic test is to see if you use an phpmysql
dbconnect command and print a "1" or "0" to the html page..
and do a dbdisconnect phpcommand for any open closing before finishing
the php page.
after this, you can try learning more from help online.. notably this
might help
http://www.php.net/manual/en/indexes.php
and go to the start of mysql_* named functions.. that should give a
slight hint ;-)
good luck..
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