banjax Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 i need help on where i can find some tutorials or if you have any tutorials on how to do the following post database info on a site search bar and options for the database so people can search in the database by name age etc tutorial for a private messaging system if you have any of these post here or pm me Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
iversonm Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 well the php manual shows many things, i would suggest starting there Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptunus Maris Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yeah son! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
will35010 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm a new php programmer and I started by going to books-a-million and getting books on php & mysql. If you have a specific question about a script we could help you with that. I don't think anybody here will actually write it out for you though. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesideez Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Welcome banjax! What you're asking for is quite complex when you mix the HTML, PHP and MySQL together to get what you'll be wanting. Your best bet is to concentrate one thing at a time and when you feel comfortable move onto the next thing - the other you've specified everything should be fine but you'll need to study a bit more. Don't try and run before you can walk (God, I hate those awful cliche lines!) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pourmeanother Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Two weeks ago I was in the exact same boat trying to figure out how to use PHP and databases to have stuff posted on a website. A lot of the online tutorials will get you about halfway there - but they tend to be confusing for newcomers, or leave out what you're actually looking for beyond the basic understanding. I tried for a week to get it working, but no dice! I went out and ponied up $20 for "PHP & MySQL for Dummies" and I had my site running the next day. I think it's worth the investment to just pick up a decent book on this stuff and walk through it. Since buying it I've implemented a site that takes information from forms and automatically posts it on a website. It displays the average of certain items in the database, and can allow search functions. Now I'm moving on to password protecting pages on my site so people have to register to view them. If you don't have $20 to spare-- try "w3schools" or "tizag", but I think your best bet is a book. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michdd Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 http://tizag.com Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesideez Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm about to head off for bed (just waiting for a CD to finish burning) but if you want, PM me and tomorrow I'll PM back a link for a website I made that does exactly what you want - if anything it'll be very useful for you to use as sample material to learn with. I don't have enough time to zip everything up right now. I do go with pourmeanother's post - a decent book is definitely worth it. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imad Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've built a private messaging system before and it's very simple. Once you learn how to retrieve, add, and edit information from/for a database, it'll be a breeze. First start with a PHP & MySQL book, then develop a small script. Then you can continue to add to it and maybe even develop something better. Best Regards. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/131541-php-mysql-database-and-more/#findComment-683245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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