Computer FAQs & Tips

PHP Programming Language

Wondering where to start to learn PHP?

The resources listed here are enough for you to get started. These are not only for beginner, it is suitable for intermediate and advanced developer as well.

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PHP Officeial Website

http://www.php.net

1. First you need to download  latest version of php runtime and install it in your system
2. After installation, create a test file call test.php under your webroot directory and pate code below
3. On your browser, navigate to http://localhost/test.php
4. Get understanding the basic concept of the language with office english documentation guide
5. Get yourself familiar with syntax and structure of the language. Sample tutorial will clear your way to the beginner entrance.

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Reference, Software PHP

If you are using Ubuntu version 7.10 or above, you can install PHPMyAdmin using apt-get.

I assume that you have apache and php installed on your system.

The following steps is guiding you to install PHPMyAdmin and get it running

1. Run this command
   

   sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

2. Edit this file
   

   sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

3. Add this line

   Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf

4. Save file and exit
5. Now go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin
6. Login using your mysql root account and make sure all the databases/tables are showing

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