Re: what the heck? (elementary question)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cosby, Christopher" <Christopher.Cosby@sciatl.com> > I don't want to start a tangent here, but the most accepted way for > generating HTML with PHP is to NOT generate HTML with PHP. Thus, the > original code should be written like this: Huh? ".. most accepted way for generating ...is NOT generate.."? Brain fart? =) I will regularly use large "echo" style statements to generate HTML, especially <SELECT> tags and result tables. > As far as the POST/GET question, you technically can use POST and GET > methods simultaneously, but it's nasty. For best results, stay away from > the register_globals functionality and use $HTTP_POST_VARS[] and > $HTTP_GET_VARS[] instead. Both of which are deprecated. =( _GET _POST are the new ones. POST will allow larger form submits as well, like file uploads. GET are for smaller and faster data sets. > Go to WeSellBooksByTheMillions and buy a good PHP book for reference. They > have lots of basics like this in them. I prefer most anything from Wrox > Press (http://www.wrox.com/) www.php.net www.phpbuilder.com RIP Computer Literacy bookstores after the Barnes and Noble acquisition. -Mike