tag board...guestbook... new to php

[Anon]

I'm very new to Php, i have only read couple of chapters from a PHP programing book, so i only know the becis.
I want to make a simple tag board, where users can input their $names, $email and $message, and when they hit submit, the info entered will appeares on a new page .php .
I know how to write a variable(echo ("user: $name.")😉 on the new page, but i also want to save all the old $messages... so how do i do that? is it much like how this forum works? Please help...

[torbjoen]

You can use either a database, or you can store your guest's messages in a file on the server.

I you have MySQL installed on the server, you should use that.

Your code would look something like this:

//Check if the user has pressed submit
if($submit){
//Code for putting the data into the database, or into a file

} else {
//Show the form with the submit-button

}

For more information, check out http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/jesus19990308.php3

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