[Helper] Professional PHP/MySQL developer opening up for technical questions [FREE]

[ev0]

Hey there, let's bring some life back to this section of the forums.

I'm SniffingPickles (literally). I've been a professional software developer for 8 years now. I'm here to answer questions on how to "code".


Always make sure to put your code in the PHP brackets.

Let's open up shop. All help will be minimal, especially if it's asking for a lot. I will not design and develop an entire website for you, but I will help you conceptualize what you're trying to do.

[Thunderofnl]

Alright so I want to have a website with Hello World in there... I really have no clue how to do it.. I know how to open php

<!php Hello World !>

but it does not display hello world... Can you help me? Thanks <3

[JD]

Alright so I want to have a website with Hello World in there... I really have no clue how to do it.. I know how to open php but it does not display hello world... Can you help me? Thanks <3

You forgot the quotes man. It's <"!php" Hello World "!">

Gawd.

[ev0]

Alright so I want to have a website with Hello World in there... I really have no clue how to do it.. I know how to open php but it does not display hello world... Can you help me? Thanks <3

To start off, your tags for opening the PHP command are incorrect. You'll always want to start off with:

<?php echo "Hello, World"; ?>

or if you have short_codes enabled:

<? echo "Hello, World"; ?>

PHP: PHP tags - Manual

From there I ask you to check the PHP configuration on your server. To do that place the following line of code in your document:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

That will show you what version of PHP you're using, what general configuration your server has set up for you and so forth.


That's one place to start, let me know if you have any other questions.

[Thunderofnl]

To start off, your tags for opening the PHP command are incorrect. You'll always want to start off with:

<?php echo "Hello, World"; ?>

or if you have short_codes enabled:

<? echo "Hello, World"; ?>

PHP: PHP tags - Manual

From there I ask you to check the PHP configuration on your server. To do that place the following line of code in your document:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

That will show you what version of PHP you're using, what general configuration your server has set up for you and so forth.


That's one place to start, let me know if you have any other questions.

So I put this in my index.rb and then run my Ruby on Rails server right?

[ev0]

So I put this in my index.rb and then run my Ruby on Rails server right?

You could, however that wouldn't output the executed PHP code. You'd have to drop that into a file that ends in .php (given your server has the PHP engine/library installed).

[Thunderofnl]

You could, however that wouldn't output the executed PHP code. You'd have to drop that into a file that ends in .php (given your server has the PHP engine/library installed).

Hmmm... I've installed Apache 2.1 and I changed the extension to .php but when I try to go to my page it downloads the php file... What the hell...

[ev0]

Hmmm... I've installed Apache 2.1 and I changed the extension to .php but when I try to go to my page it downloads the php file... What the hell...

What version of PHP are you using? Could you print out the phpinfo?

[Thunderofnl]

When I try to do that I download the page... and when I change it to .html it displays

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

.. Is that what you were looking for?

[ev0]

When I try to do that I download the page... and when I change it to .html it displays .. Is that what you were looking for?

You trickster, could you show me your php.ini file? Also, what version of PHP is installed?

[Thunderofnl]

How do you mean? Isn't PHP installed when you install Apache? I tried to find a php.ini file but I can't seem to find it...

[ev0]

How do you mean? Isn't PHP installed when you install Apache? I tried to find a php.ini file but I can't seem to find it...

Oh good point, can you make sure the php extension is installed on Apache? Screenshot the homepage of options for Apache's webserver.

[Thunderofnl]

Do you mean this page?

[Vengfull]

The entertainment in this thread is strong... y u stahp?

[ev0]

The entertainment in this thread is strong... y u stahp?

I got bored.