April 23, 200719 yr Hi. I've decided that I want to start to learn to code .PHP . The only problem is I don't know where to start. Some info which might help. I have Dreamweaver 8 at my disposal, as well as a fair bit of free time. I can code a fair bit of VB, lua, html and a tiny bit of C++ (basic input/output and variables). Also do I need to download and install any other programs. As always any help would be great. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide]
April 23, 200719 yr Youll need WAMP or something to run a virtual server from your home computer as you cannot run PHP files otherwise Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
April 23, 200719 yr Author Youll need WAMP or something to run a virtual server from your home computer as you cannot run PHP files otherwise Thought I might have to. Just wasn't 100% sure. I which program do you use? (Might be a stupid question as you mentioned WAMP). I heard you can use one of the MS Express Editions to run the code, might try that too. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide]
April 23, 200719 yr WAMP is free thats what I use, or I test on my actual webserver. I edit my php code in Editplus, I don't use a WYSYWIG editor like dreamweaver. Nor do most people on tipit from what I recall. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
April 23, 200719 yr Author I was thinking about using Context for the coding, but I had DreamWeaver sat there. I'll download WAMP and put it on my home pc, as I'm rather wary about, putting it on my work pc, although I could use one of the servers... :twisted: [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide]
April 23, 200719 yr It wont be any good running on the server, you want it local so you can change stuff easily. Put it on your home pc. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
April 23, 200719 yr Author It wont be any good running on the server, you want it local so you can change stuff easily. I'm sat about 3 to 4 foot away from them right now :| . But I get what you mean. Any good sites you can recommend? PS thanks for all the help/advice so far. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide]
April 23, 200719 yr As Merc said, installing WAMP on your local machine is good for learning and testing with. All you have to do is save to the www folder and point your broswer at 127.0.0.1 (localhost) and you're up and running. DreamWeaver is a bit bloated for just hand coding things. Using something like EditPlus or Notepad++ (what I personally use) would be a bit easier because it doesn't include the whole WYSIWYG suite. As for PHP help, php.net's documentation is a good place to start out. Picking up a book might be helpful, but already knowing VB and a bit of C++ means picking up PHP shouldn't be all that hard.
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