Re: Getting Started

> I just got started to PHP... > I'm used to program CGIs in pure C, which gives me lots of limitations such > as database access. > > I'm still having some troubles migrating to the new syntax and variable > controls and types. I didn't quite get how to user pointers in PHP. You can pretty much just forget about pointers in PHP. You can still dereference your variable if you pass it into a function &$foo, this makes the variable available for change (like a pointer) > I would like to know if I'll have a lot of trouble migrating, or if my > knowledge in C will "really" help me. Yes, your knowledge of C should help you greatly -- PHPs syntax is nearly exactly like C. You will be used to all of your standard C functions being around too -- fopen, fread, socket, listen, etc, etc... This makes it easy, because it takes what you know how to do already and basically just works. > Another thing, I didn't find anywhere how to process forms in PHP, how do I > get the values of fields? Are there any limitations? How is it stored? > Where? How can I manipulate it? In PHP, when you post, the variables are automatically available to you -- as the names you specifiy in the NAME= field. -jeremy brand Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4