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In Need Of Some Tutorials...

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  • 14-08-2002 6:29pm
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    mofu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Can anyone tell me where I can find some good tutorials on servers (eg. How they work, how to setup one ect..) I am new to php (I am a c++ and qbasic programmer but I want to learn php (I know html and javascript)). I just need some info on web servers and things like that
    Please help,
    Mofu


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    There are some good primers on WebMonkey which cover a lot of the basics of server-side scripting etc.,
    Depending on what you are looking for a trawl through Hotscripts will usually turn up sometihing useful.
    If you want to set up a development environment on a Windows desktop there's PhpDev which now offers two versions of Apache, MySQL , PHP 4.2.* and a range of other features.
    If you want to really get into the more interesting side of things you'll need access to a server (preferably linux) with a lot of the extra extensions installed, such as XSLT support, Sablotron, mcrypt etc...

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    mofu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭mofu


    Thanks alot,
    I will check through them now.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    :D You're welcome!

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    The Corinthian
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    First of all, this is more of a programming question so I suspect you'll get more answers on that board - so I'm moving this thread there.

    Second of all the most intimate way of learning about how servers/clients work is socket programming, which given you're a C++/QBasic developer would probably involve Winsock.

    HTTP programming (in v. short) tends to involve a lot of bunging stuff like "GET /foobar.html HTTP/1.0" down a socket. Beyond that, it's pretty straightforward ;)

    Other than that I'm sure a lot of other ppl will suggest the usual PHP sites.


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