Hi! I am starting to make a website using PHP, well, I want to use PHP, but I have no idea how it works, with all the 'databases' and MySql...
Well, I am going to make a site, and users can sign up and get points and everything. Does anyone here know any good tutorials, or something, I'm stuck!
I urge, unless you are completely free, you test what your host supports, and print it out, or keep this webpage, usually people name it info.php and the code inside should be
<?php
phpinfo()
?>
If that doesn't work, your host most likely doesn't support php. You will need to see that information when building websites, I also highly reccomend, even though not required, that you learn how permissions work.
first you should try some simple tutorials on php, don`t go diving in the advanced stuff, read about variables, array`s, forms, conditional statements and looping statements. Then you must look at some good sessions tutorials so you can understand how to make a login script for your website. If you get confused at the tutorials, take a break, have a cigare and a cup of coffee and try again. You could use a CMS if you are too lazy to learn and do your own programming(like i am when i`m not doing a web site for work(i`m a php programmer so feel free to ask me any questions you may have)). CMS stands for Content Management Sistem. Practically all you have to do is add your content. I`ve posted here in the scripting part of the forum a link to a good place to find open source CMS`s. But you do have to respect the people that made the script and leave the copywright intact. I also suggest you learn first some html so you can understand better how to make a web page. Good luck at it!
