JohnJ

My friend and I are developing an application. The problem is that we're not sure how we can both view the code that we're working on. We want to be able to view the code upon saving so that we can make changes as necessary without sending the files to each other every time we have an update.

I use Coda on my Mac but I've also got a PC. What are your favorite code editors, both free and paid? Notepad++ and Sublime Text are both good, but they're not as good as Coda.

Would it be easier (or possible) to create a file dedicated to connecting to the database whenever needed? So that instead of coding this time and time again, I could just have it reference a MySQL connection file? Or is that possible?

I am attempting to set up a connection to a database via MySQLi. I recently entered invalid details to check whether or not the error reporting would work correctly; it didn't. It's simply showing me a blank page when I click "Sign In." <?php ini_set('display_errors', 1); error_reporting(~0); $emailaddress = $_POST['emailaddress']; $password = $_POST['password']; if ($emailaddress&&$password) { $db = @new mysqli('loalhost','rot','','FitessHouse'); if($db->connect_errno) { trigger_error('Unable to connect to database [' . $db->connect_error . ']', E_USER_ERROR); } } ?>

Programming has always fascinated me, but I've never had a consistent drive to learn a language. Recently I've been watching a lot of PHP tutorials and I plan to begin referencing a PHP & MySQL book I purchased last year to familiarize myself with the language. I have had plans for a Web application for quite some time and I'd like to turn it into a learning project. My question is this: if my goal is to create a Web application that thousands of people would use, would it be an OK idea to code it from start to finish as I learn? From a user's aspect I'm sure the primary concern would be security -- being green, I'm sure it's easy to write code that is not secure. What can I do to mitigate this risk? I want to learn to code PHP by creating my own application because I do not believe I would follow through in learning the language if I did not have a specific goal that would benefit myself or a third party. What are your thoughts? I hope that makes sense... I haven't slept yet.

Thanks!

Are there any Web sites you would recommend for learning PHP? I suppose I will use a CodeIgniter. I have absolutely zero experience in programming. The only thing I am skilled in is xHTML/CSS coding. This is all extremely confusing to me.

Well, let's say that you wanted to develop an application that would handle support tickets. Would you accomplish it one component at a time? Like starting by coding the basics of a user system, then coding a grouping/permissions system?

I am interested in learning PHP and would like to learn by coding a simple help desk. Could someone please tell me where I should start? And how difficult would it be to code such a thing? I really have no clue where to begin. Thanks!