please help out on a project am working on

[stutego]

somebody once told me in this forum that i can't create a good calculator with php, but i've been trying my best to prove the critics wrong, and in my effort to do so i have written a front view of how the calculator will look like but the problem is am new to php dont have an idea of how to extract the value from the clicking of a number and dont know how to go about with coding php this is the front view

<table border ="5">
<table border="2">
<th><input type="text" name="num" size="23" ></th>
</table>
<table border="3">
<tr>
<td><button size="0">+</button></td>
<td><button width="0"> - </button></td>
<td><button>*</button></td>
<td><button>/</button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button>-></button></td>
<td><button>1</button></td>
<td><button>2</button></td>
<td><button>3</button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button>4</button></td>
<td><button>5</button></td>
<td><button>6</button></td>
<td><button>7</button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button>8</button></td>
<td><button>9</button></td>
<td><button>0</button></td>
<td><button>=</button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button>.</button></td>
<td><button>%</button></td>
<td><button>^</button></td>
<td><button>!</button></td>
</tr>
</table>
</table>

 

 

please help out

Edited January 4, 2013 by stutego

[trq]

Where exactly are you stuck? We're not here to write code for people.

[stutego]

i need help on how to write a code or a clue on what i need to know when writting it

[trq]

You need to read some basic "starting php" tutorials if your here asking such questions.

 

This is a good place to start: http://www.tuxradar.com/practicalphp

[stutego]

tanx alot

[cpd]

You're better off writing a calculator in Javascript - so I'm agreeing with the critics. Due to the RESTful nature of the web your calculator (client) has to send requests to the calculator processing pages (server) every time you want to make a calculation i.e. the page has to refresh every time you click a button and store what you clicked somewhere for use later. That in itself is a nightmare.

 

You'd find it easier, in my honest opinion, to use Javascript.