uk_student Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hiya, ok I have really big problems! I'm a student studying Internet Technology in the UK, and I have an assignment due tomorrow. I've never used PHP but as part of the assignment I have to:a) create a file lorem.txt and copy some lines of text into it, then create a webpage containing embedded PHP to open the file lorem.txt and write the text to a paragraph in the webpageb)create a multi column webpage and populate it with lorem ipsum text, create two distinct stylesheets, add php code so that index.php?style=1 displays the page using stylesheet 1 and index.php?style=2 displays the page using stylesheet 2Also, I've tried using XAMPP as recommended by my lecturer but my PC can't connect to the local host. How do I get it to work as I've never used XAMPP before either.Quick help would be greatly appreciated! lolThanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfitch Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 http://www.php.net/manual/en/This is everying you'll need to know. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaface Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Do you have msn? If so add me papa_face (at) hotmail.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 things just don't add upyou're an Internet Technology major..your in a class of some sortit's nearing the end of the semester, unless it's a different schedule in UK if it is, I'm sorry for the assumptionnever used PHP everand the professor assigns a PHP project to you, knowing you haven't a clue about it?---------are you doing someone's homework or somethingyou should ask the teacher if he/she wants you to disect a hydrogen atom too, while doing quantum physics...blindfolded Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 yeh this seems pretty weird and suss. but... being a uni student shouldn't you have completed this ages ago. I'm still in high school and i seem to be doing better but eh... your marks...alls i can say to you is "Search good for tutorials!" Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaface Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 This can be marked solved now. I helped the OP do what she needed.People shouldnt really jump to conclusions. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_student Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Zanus, I was away for the 1 PHP lecture we had, and the PHP work I've been asked to do is only a very small part of the whole assignment. My uni is very good at assuming that people have done this before, and I started my course not knowing anything, not even how to design a website. I have used tutorials but I am having trouble understanding them. Sorry I am not up to you're expertise! I've just received some really great help and am now understanding what the code is saying a bit better. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsladek Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Excellent! one more post and your a regular. Don't sweat it, I go to a Pretty well known University and I can tell you that most the people that were in the class where we were taught PHP could not build a guestbook to save their life but still passed the class. It comes down to the fact that you really know how this stuff works overnight and you have to continue to use it or you loose it. People who can do things fairly easily now forget what it was like to learn this stuff.-John Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Well just to make it clear, I wasn't poking at your 'lack of expertise' or anything.I was just baffled about the school assigning something to you that you don't have experience with.I'll never poke fun at someone just because they don't know PHP or else I wouldn't be here helping people.but good luck on your assignment and you know if you run into problems you come here.Just don't give such titles as HELP, URGENT, "this post is more important than whatever else you're about to read" Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/29863-university-assignment-due-tomorrow-new-to-php-need-help-bad/#findComment-137283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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