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dashundpuppy3
09-23-2007, 09:32 AM
im not really sure where to start or what to get any help?
EatRamen
09-23-2007, 09:37 AM
What kind of programming? PHP? Perl? Ruby?

For PHP (which is what most petsites use), I would start here:
http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp
http://www.tizag.com/phpT/
But your gonna need a webserver/host to test your scripts :P
dc277
09-23-2007, 10:09 AM
Another good website is
PHPVideo Tutorials (http://www.phpvideotutorials)...

Forget those boring tutorials ,now you can watch VIDEO tutorials.
dashundpuppy3
09-23-2007, 10:24 AM
umm the most common one please
EatRamen
09-23-2007, 10:25 AM
PHP then. We already posted some links for you to check out.
dashundpuppy3
09-23-2007, 10:27 AM
ok thanks
EatRamen
09-23-2007, 10:30 AM
Also, if you want to find a free webserver to test your scripts out on, I would sign up with:
http://freehostia.com
Then login to your control panel, Click on 'File Manager'. Create a file called 'test.php', and then you can test out whatever PHP scripts by typing it in the 'Edit File' box, clicking on save and refreshing 'test.php' on your browser :D I hope I explained it okay...

[EDIT] If you need any help you can just ask me :P
FuRom
09-23-2007, 04:03 PM
If you'd rather host, edit, and test your scripts from your computer (something I personally like doing) there are 2 major free server packages that are easy to install and use. Wamp Server and Xampp. Both use apache. I personally use wamp, it is more accessible.

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

This will allow you to host your own site, but I don't recommend it for anything more than personal testing. Hosting a site takes up a lot of computer resources and bandwidth once you get a good amount of people visiting.

Also, daydreamgraphics.com has a couple of good php tutorials.
ehrich
09-26-2007, 08:07 PM
If you're new, I'd recommend taking classes, they're really helpful, and usually free, or cheap. (Also available at most universities / high schools)
online.education
10-05-2007, 08:05 AM
If you're new, I'd recommend taking classes, they're really helpful, and usually free, or cheap. (Also available at most universities / high schools)

Yeah, I was going to recommend that ...

This sounds kind of boring, but it's really a good way to start. You might not learn a whole lot in the end, but it gets you started at least. It gives you a pretty good idea of what to do next ...
Sake
10-08-2007, 06:51 AM
If you want to learn php, you need to know html first.