Hey, Im new here. Great forums by the way.
Anyway, I have had my website open for over 2 years now, and all pages are html.
I would however, like to change that. Can someone tell me of any php website making programs? Or php website editing programs?
I would like to make my website, completly as .php, so I can have cute news and other php related content on there.
Any help??
ed_graphicd posted this at 15:57—28th February 2004.
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Here is a content management system based on PHP and MySql, http://typo3.com/
there are detailed case studies on who uses it and why, in Case & Review section.
Templating engine like smarty (http://smarty.php.net/) seems very popular. I have not tried either, but looking to try them out.
There are more out there, but I suppose the 'safest' ones to try are those with good documentation / community, so when you get in a fix, help is close by.
For editors, there is a total PHP editor bazaar at:
http://www.thelinuxconsultancy.co.uk/phpeditors/
Personally I like Phpedit(free) and Dreamweaver (pricey but dang cool). Maguma (free version available) is cool too.
When doing PHP, I can't live without the docs at:
http://www.php.net/download-docs.php
wish you the best o luck Wapture
steady as she goes
Wapture posted this at 16:05—28th February 2004.
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Is this easy to use? I am a beginner to php and cannot write scripts as of yet.
I need something that will be easy to use for beginners.
I do like drag and drop editors, they are very easy to use and can perform well, such as Front Page but this is too much for me.
ed_graphicd posted this at 20:08—28th February 2004.
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since you are just starting out, that rules out the Smarty templating engine, I have near 2 years PHP experience (self learner too) but I'm still intimidated by templeting engines, mainly because of the learning curve involved.
For simple drag and drop PHP-ing, I think there is not much choice for PHP developers except Dreamweaver and codecharge (please someone correct me if I'm wrong!). Personally I don't use that feature of DW, I like hardcoding PHP, its more flexible. Codecharge is targeted at more advanced users. Can frontpage do PHP? never used it before.
I think hardcoding PHP is best to learn the ins and outs, this is the article that started it for me
:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/01/48/index2a.html?tw=programming
Do you already have a local server installed? what about PHP itself and MySQL? if not there are how-to articles on webmonkey for those too.
Editors wise, some minumum requirements are: Syntax highlighting and line numbering. Otherwise, you'll have to try-and-see which one fits you best.
other resources and a chance for info-overload
visit:
zend.com, phparch.com, http://www.phpmag.net/
steady as she goes