OB_redemption — Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:52:11 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by nike_guy_man

When is 4.2 supposed to be released?

I learned PHP and PERL online looking at other scripts, then using php.net to see what stuff does. It really wasn't that hard to figure out

it's already released (for quite a while in fact) -> http://www.php.net/release_4_2_1.php

and yeah the beauty of PHP is it's easy for a beginner to catch on

mairving — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:09:25 +0000

Deprecated means that it is on the way out.

Quote: Main Entry: dep·re·cate
Pronunciation: 'de-pri-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, from de- + precari to pray -- more at PRAY
Date: 1628
1 a archaic : to pray against (as an evil) b : to seek to avert
2 : to express disapproval of
3 a : PLAY DOWN : make little of b : BELITTLE, DISPARAGE
- dep·re·cat·ing·ly /-"kA-ti[ng]-lE/ adverb
- dep·re·ca·tion /"de-pri-'kA-sh&n/ noun

nike_guy_man — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:21:08 +0000

What exactly is deprecated?

When is 4.2 supposed to be released?

I learned PHP and PERL online looking at other scripts, then using php.net to see what stuff does. It really wasn't that hard to figure out

mairving — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:08:14 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by OB_redemption

btw, register_globals [b]will be deprecated ... [/B]

So they say. They've been promising that for awhile. I think that maybe one of the 4.2? versions.

OB_redemption — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:32:00 +0000

yes you're right but it's no cause for anyone to start learning by doing things the wrong way and then find out that's it's the wrong way and have to unlearn it right?

btw, register_globals will be deprecated ...

mairving — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:14:20 +0000

Most hosts would have Register Globals on since they would rather fudge a bit on security than have to support all the scripts that require register globals to be on.

OB_redemption — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:04:46 +0000

to be fair, Kevin Yank's book works assuming register_globals on and i personally wouldn't recommend any book that does (sorry kev, SitePoint)... we get a quite some posts at SitePoint Forums stating some code bug which is usually due the the poster having register globals set to off (which is the way things should be!!) in his installation of PHP... not good for someone new to PHP...

justa — Wed, 12 Jun 2002 22:53:41 +0000

If your looking to get into PHP and MySql you will not be able to go past Kevin Yanks Build your own datadriven website using PHP and MySql found here

OB_redemption — Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:46 +0000

funny how nobody mentioned O'Reilly ... they have pretty good books imho...

and to start learning server-side scripting, i suggest you go with PHP because that's probably the easiest language to get started with... and here's a list of the PHP books at Amazon -> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-5982148-6079302

also, online resources are a treasure trove of tutorials and tips from which to learn stuff... you can also take part in a community where you can ask questions should you have any (i suggest here or you can go to SitePoint Forums which has an excellent PHP community )...

cds — Sat, 01 Jun 2002 06:49:40 +0000

Wrox as mentioned has some good books. I personally have "Professional PHP Programming" which I think is excellent, especially as a reference manual.

Another way to learn is to go to a site such as Hot Scripts and download a simple script. Then use the PHP Website to look up the functions etc and figure out what the programmer did to make the script work.

In the meantime, here's a simple php script for you to play with:

<?php
$sum = (2 + 2);
if($sum == 5){
echo (\"Right, 2+2=$sum\");
}else{
echo (\"Wrong, 2+2=$sum\");
}
?>