Way STUCK!

[KathysSQL]

Thank you in advance! Everyone

I have been trying to order this all without much success. My questions are the most basic and seemingly straight forward (to me) but I can't find the answers.

1. Do you have to have MySQL installed on your own computer? or Can you write the code in dos, notepad, dreamweaver, flash etc. and upload it to your host provider?
2. Does the code for each function, i.e. logon, form, email etc., go in one file?
3. Where does the path for the data base retrieval/collection get entered in the php?
4.How do you integrate your .htm's (working site) to php?
5. Can you use any DB program?
Pretty basic, huh?

I am reading, reading, reading but fear I am reading out of order. :bemused:
Excited with what I've read though!

Now I'll thank you for your forth coming answers! 🙂

THANKS
K

[inerte]

Welcome!

1) You can change the files with any editor and run them on your local computer or your web host. You will want an editor with at least "syntax-highlightning". I recommend setting up the webserver and database on your computer, instead of having to upload the files each time you change them.

2) You decide 🙂 Usually people group them by "concepts", that is, all user-related stuff goes to a single file.

3) Depends on your database backend! Mysql, one of the most popular, doesn't have a "path in php" per se. You install both, and PHP knows what stuff to call on your computer to access the Mysql data.

4) Just open <?php, close ?> and write code in the middle :p PHP can be inserted into HTML. In a few months you will learn this is a bad idea 🙂 to mix "business" logic with presentation logic. But it makes starting very easy.

5) You can use any DB that PHP has a backend for it, a module, a way to connect. Check the manua ^_

[KathysSQL]

Thank you, I will chew on this and then, try a little and then ask more.