[PHP] Basic Blog Tutorial!

[Joe]

http://www.javaop.com/~joe/php/blogtut.txt

Aimed at: People who have basic PHP + intermediate HTML knoledge.
Complexity: Simple.

Shows the for statment, arrays, echo, multiple php blocks, and echoing variables.

[rabbit]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'.  Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

[Sidoh]

* Sidoh agrees with Rabbit.

That's about as simple as PHP gets.

Also, you don't need to define an index.  You can just do:

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$a = array();

$a[] = "First item.";
$a[] = "Second item.";
$a[] = "Third item.";


I wouldn't use the method you're using either (if I would even consider using arrays without the combination of MySQL).  I'd use multidimensional arrays.

[drka]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'. Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

interaction with MySQL?

that's kinda simple -_-

[Sidoh]

Yeah, but you think everything is simple.  Yet, when you look at your depth of knowledge, it's pretty shallow.

[deadly7]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'. Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

interaction with MySQL?

that's kinda simple -_-

Ok. Go and code me an admin page that edits MySQL Database tables, adds new columns, and changes the type. Also, make sure you can add entries to the database as well.

[rabbit]

Done.  Sorry if I spoiled it :\

[deadly7]

Yes, but that's not exactly EASY to make.

[rabbit]

But I never said it was.

[deadly7]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'. Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

interaction with MySQL?

that's kinda simple -_-

I was talking to Mangix, rabbit..

[rabbit]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'. Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

interaction with MySQL?

that's kinda simple -_-

I was talking to Mangix, rabbit..

Tehn +"@Mangix", cause you were confusing.

[Joe]

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// SQL database connection
echo("[DEBUG] Connecting to SQL database..<br />\n");
  $SQL_CONNECTION = @mysql_pconnect($CONFIG_SQL_HOSTNAME, $CONFIG_SQL_USERNAME, $CONFIG_SQL_PASSWORD);
if ($SQL_CONNECTION) {
    echo("[DEBUG] Connected to SQL database.<br />\n");
   
    // Open the database
  echo("[DEBUG] Attempting to open database $CONFIG_SQL_DATABASE.<br />\n");
$SQL_DATABASE = @mysql_select_db($CONFIG_SQL_DATABASE, $SQL_CONNECTION);
if($SQL_DATABASE) {
echo("[DEBUG] Now using &CONFIG_SQL_DATABASE.<br />\n");
} else {
echo("[ERROR] Unable to open database $CONFIG_SQL_DATABASE.<br />\n");
$SQL_ERROR = @mysql_error(); echo("[ERROR] $SQL_ERROR<br />\n");
}

} else {
$SQL_DATABASE = null;
  echo("[ERROR] Unable to connect to SQL database.<br />\n");
  $SQL_ERROR = @mysql_error(); echo("[ERROR] $SQL_ERROR<br />\n");
}

Well, its a start, deadly. =)

[deadly7]

I'd make the complexity 'simple'. Intermediate would be manipulation of files, and advanced would be MySQL interaction.

interaction with MySQL?

that's kinda simple -_-

I was talking to Mangix, rabbit..

Tehn +"@Mangix", cause you were confusing.

I quoted Mangix for a reason. nub.

[drka]

Yeah, but you think everything is simple. Yet, when you look at your depth of knowledge, it's pretty shallow.

if you asked me how much i know PHP, i would answer "i know enough".

i dont work too much with PHP since i dont see any use for it.

oh and deadly, google up phpMyAdmin. it's really nice.

[Sidoh]

Yeah, but you think everything is simple. Yet, when you look at your depth of knowledge, it's pretty shallow.

if you asked me how much i know PHP, i would answer "i know enough".

i dont work too much with PHP since i dont see any use for it.

oh and deadly, google up phpMyAdmin. it's really nice.

Quite honestly, I've found your knowledge of just about everything you seem to believe to be fluent in to be shallow.