Re: Couple of beginner questions

At 12:18 PM -0500 1/9/09, Gary wrote:

I've done a number of sites in html and am now venturing into php. Can I create a page in html and insert php code that will work? (for example, take an existing page and insert a date command) Can I create a page with the php extension that contains only contains html and no php? If so are there advantages/disadvantages? Can I mix and match file formats (php/html) in a single site? Thanks for any input. Gary

Gary: Welcome to the wonderful world of php. As for your date question, try this: http://sperling.com/examples/time/ As for mixing html and php, the following was the most important thing I learned about doing what you're trying to do: http://sperling.com/examples/include-demo/ I think the demo is well worth your time to go through. Hope this helps. Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com