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I've been studying PHP and MySQL for the past week, using a free host. However, today I set up a WAMP server. It's easy to do (just install and run), and saves A LOT of time in the long run, as you can work offline on your files from http://localhost. I've googled a lot and found quite a lot of information on web development and what duties you will have. Just google 'What is a web developer' or 'How to be a web developer', or just 'web development' and you'll get a lot of people in the same position of you. However, one site I do recommend if you have not visited it already is w3schools.

Notepad++ Simple, easy to use, has all the features needed really. Oh, and it's free.

Thanks, I've fixed it. The problem was, I was running the ISS enabled and it was trying to run there too. Thanks guys! Made me realize what I was doing wrong!

WAMPSERVER. I get that error when I try to go to localhost, phpmyadmin, anything.. When I click on the WAMPSERVER, it says it's offline. I've tried to click 'Put Online', but it gives me this error: Could not execute menu item (internal error). [Exception] Could not perform service action: The service could not be started. :/

I want to run PHP / MySQL on my computer. I have enabled all ISS windows services and have downloaded + installed a WAMP server. This is the error I get: Error Summary HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it. Anyone got any clues on how I fix this?

You designed this or just coded it? Either way, great job.

That's fine, but also, what are you trying to achieve? Are you wanting to do front-end or back-end work? I only spent 3-4 week on html and css before I moved on to PHP, you should have way more than enough knowledge of them to move on to another language now. Oh, and a recommended book: http://www.amazon.com/PHP-MySQL-Dynamic-Web-Sites/dp/032152599X

Christ, can't we tell you're 14?

Very nice for a first design. Also, if you're just starting web design / development, start learning html and css and see what you prefer to do, the coding or the designing. I started designing first, but now I know HTML and CSS, I've started to learn PHP and I prefer to code rather than design. It's much more interesting.

From what I've heard starting out, it's much better to teach yourself online rather than take classes, as most of them are outdated.

I'm reading this book on php, and it's really helped me. However, in the second chapter, when it gets on to arrays and loops, I'm a bit puzzled Here's the code: 9 <?php # Script 2.7 - multi.php 10 11 // Create one array: 12 $mexico = array( 13 ‘YU’ => ‘Yucatan’, 14 ‘BC’ => ‘Baja California’, 15 ‘OA’ => ‘Oaxaca’ 16 ); 17 18 // Create another array: 19 $us = array ( 20 ‘MD’ => ‘Maryland’, 21 ‘IL’ => ‘Illinois’, 22 ‘PA’ => ‘Pennsylvania’, 23 ‘IA’ => ‘Iowa’ 24 ); 25 26 // Create a third array: 27 $canada = array ( 28 ‘QC’ => ‘Quebec’, 29 ‘AB’ => ‘Alberta’, 30 ‘NT’ => ‘Northwest Territories’, 31 ‘YT’ => ‘Yukon’, 32 ‘PE’ => ‘Prince Edward Island’ 33 ); 34 35 // Combine the arrays: 36 $n_america = array( 37 ‘Mexico’ => $mexico, 38 ‘United States’ => $us, 39 ‘Canada’ => $canada 40 ); 41 42 // Loop through the countries: 43 foreach ($n_america as $country => $list) { 44 45 // Print a heading: 46 echo “<h2>$country</h2><ul>”; 47 48 // Print each state, province, or territory: 49 foreach ($list as $k => $v) { 50 echo “<li>$k - $v</li>\n”; 51 } 52 53 // Close the list: 54 echo ‘</ul>’; 55 56 } // End of main FOREACH. 57 58 ?> I get most of it. I just want to know about these parts: 1. After the arrays are created and combined, it does this: 42 // Loop through the countries: 43 foreach ($n_america as $country => $list) The as $country => $list part, how does that work? What's that achieve? They're then used here: // Print a heading: 46 echo “<h2>$country</h2><ul>”; 47 48 // Print each state, province, or territory: 49 foreach ($list as $k => $v) { 50 echo “<li>$k - $v</li>\n”; 51 } I get it then prints the heading of the country, but then what's this part: 49 foreach ($list as $k => $v) [ 50 echo “<li>$k - $v</li>\n”; 51 } The $list as $k => $v and echo “<li>$k - $v</li>\n”; How does that function work? I know that it lists all the countries, but how? And would it matter if I used $a and $b and not $k and $v? Thanks.

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You're right, actually, I have posted a few too many questions.. sorry, haha.

Added you If anyone wants to add me, feel free too. karlcowell@live.com

Hey guys. I've just started learning the basics of PHP, but I can't see how what I have learnt can do much for me. I mean, I know you need to go through the basics first, but I don't really need to know how to create a form in which I can type my name and it appears, who wants to do that? How do I go about putting what I know on PHP to work? Should I just get straight into having a go at an application using references online?

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You just need to know the basics of Javascript. I only studied Javascript for a few hour (reading over some of the basics) before I started PHP. I'm at the same stage as you, it would seem, just starting to learn the basics of PHP. It's actually quite easy to pick up the syntax, it's just putting what I've learnt to use that's the problem for me. W3schools is okay, but it teaches you pointless techniques (how to create a form which you enter your name, and it shows you what you entered, etc). I'm going to study over the basics and then download an e-book on how to put PHP into works I think.

Your 21.45 out of 100 in geekyness

Ok thank you. I think I'll be focusing on back-end. I'm not too good at the designing aspect. I guess you need to know HTML / CSS either way really, right? I think I'll concentrate on PHP over the next few month.

What's the difference between front-end and back-end?

Bump, anyone know anything about this?

If they don't do nothing to fix all the pointless applications and pointless notifications for these applications in which you have to 'sign-up' to to actually view them, I reckon a lot of people will get fed up with it. There again, I heard on the news that 'TV may become a thing of the past' in years to come, with more people coming to the internet to watch programmes. Just shows how much the internet is progressing. With this, sites will start charging for their services. Not just for TV, I don't think, but I think that the largest social networking sites will have a fee soon enough. Maybe not by 2015, but most likely by 2020.

I am wanting to work online. I'm currently brushing up on my HTML / CSS whilst also moving onto Javascript. I am wanting to work freelance. I am just wondering, could I learn to be a freelance website developer as well as be a freelance writer online and do both jobs? Or would my workload be too big? On average, how many hours per day do freelance website developers work?

Wouldn't it be easier to do this with absolute positioning? CSS: #content1 styling and positioning (left: 10%; top: 20%;??) #content2 styling and positioning (left: 40%; top: 20%;??) #content3 styling and positioning (left: 70%; top: 20%;??) HTML: <div id="content1"> First box content </div> <div id="content2"> Second box content </div> <div id="content2"> Third box content </div> Note: set the width and height of each of them with %s, then it will cater for each resolution. Sorry if this is not the most efficient way to do this, I'm still learning HTML / CSS myself (just trying getting the hang of the advanced stuff nowadays), but this is how I would do it. There is possibly a better solution, but not to what I know.

Thanks guys. I'm going to brush up on my HTML / CSS for this weekend and next week, then I am going to start Javascript and JQuery next weekend, then after next weekend start learning mainly PHP but continuing with Javascript and JQuery as a side project, as you suggested. Hopefully in a few months I'll have the hang of things, and will meet my aim of Janaury 2011 of becoming freelance.