Snap40

hi thanks everyone now i will find a suitable project to try on my own,that should keep me busy for the next month or so lol

if you happen to have vista 64 bit as i do,then don't put it in the x86 folder but rather c:xampp,otherwise that can cause these types of problems and also open the exe as an administrator.If not i suggest either reinstalling xampp,and make sure you have the proper files for your operating system.Otherwise i would go to the xampp site and ask there why this may be happening.

hi thanks for the quick answers.I have xampp on and working and have been using it for the tutorials,i have like 4 different test folders in it . A book is maybe a good idea although i like the hands on stuff better and i guess im a bit impatient as well hehe. I have also paid for a couple tutorial videos as well and enjoyed them and learned as well.I'm not sure maybe trying to create my own project and learning from my mistakes could be a route to try too. PS:thanks Daniel i was in the middle of writing this when you posted.Some good ideas i will try thanks!

well have you opened up the xampp control panel and actually started the apache and the mysql? sorry but that is what it sounds like to me.If joomla is installed properly and the folder name is correct then i can't think of any other reason for that to happen.

First off Hi to all of you;) I have started taking various tutorials around the web.I am Starting to understand "in general" a few things.But just having something echo back to me what i wrote on the code seems to still not help me understand how it works on an actual site(i hope this makes sense to someone). Since allot of you are experienced coders i thought i would ask here,what would you consider to be the best way (or place) to learn php and mysql?IE:books or video tutorials or tutorials like the ones on this site.Or even an online university? Thanks in advance Snap40