RE: [PHP] Newbie Help!! Please Look!

its not so much learning "telnet" as learning unix or linux...but as far as editing text files, its easy...here're some basic commands to get you started: telnet www.yourhost.com login: <enter it> password: <enter it> prompt$ pico yourfile.php i find pico to be the quickest and easiest (and probably the "weakest") of the text editors on *nix systems...start with it and progress if you want... you can use the arrow keys as you'd expect...edit your file then hit control-x, y, return to save and quit from your file and pico...at any time you can also use ctrl-o to save your progress without quitting... the squares in notepad were a result of you taking a file from a *nix system....try opening it with wordpad, and you should be fine... -jack -----Original Message----- From: Tony Daniels [mailto:Tony@sirplus.tv] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:26 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Newbie Help!! Please Look! I wish I knew how to use Telnet. Maybe I'll search and learn. Thank you for your help! Jack Dempsey wrote: > PHP files are text files, thus you can use any text editor to make your > changes. On Windows, the simplest way would be to use notepad or wordpad to > edit and save your changes. On other platforms like unix/linux you could use > pico, vi, or emacs to name a few. > If you have telnet access to the server, it'd be easier to just code your > changes on the server, bypassing the need for ftp'ing. > To download a file, do the same as you would with any other file. In CuteFTP > you can drag the file from the server window to your desktop (or wherver > your default save location is) and save it there. Then, when you upload, > since its text, you don't need to set it to binary. > I use CuteFTP for uploading and downloading files, but when coding anything, > I find it easier to just telnet in and use pico (now I submit to flames from > BOTH the vi and emacs lovers =P ) > > best of luck, > jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Daniels [mailto:Tony@sirplus.tv] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:18 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Newbie Help!! Please Look! > > Hello, > > I need to know if there is a program out there that I can use to edit > the PHP files. I use CuteFTP to download the files from my server as I > need to change some wording around from time to time. Does anyone know > the correct procedure for downloading a php file with CuteFTP and then a > program that I can use to edit the text I need to edit. Then also, the > correct way to upload it back to the server using CuteFTP. Do I use > Binary or ACII. > > Or, if I am way off and there is a program that makes CuteFTP look > silly, please let me know this also. I am open for any suggestions, as > long as they are detailed. Please email responses to Anthony@sirplus.tv > . > > Thank you! > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net