Re: FAQ (again) ... we have a plan!

At 03.04.2002 12:08, you wrote:

I'm getting a bit interested in this; here's how I suggest we proceed.

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+ introduction to php.net charter - the purpose of this newsgroup posting guidelines and etiquette

    be specific
    be terse
    descriptive subject
    include exact error messages
    include code no more than N lines, else give URL
    be polite
    be thankful - no-one HAS to help you

look which OS you are using and choose the right list

    don't cross-post
    don't multi-post
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how to subscribe / unsubscribe to the newsgroup how to subscribe / unsubscribe to mailing lists reference to archives reference to php.net manual + quick overview of the language what is PHP, short history most recent version where to download

    refer to installation instructions

terminology/jargon? refer to php.net manual refer to tutorials

    http://www.zend.com/zend/art/intro.php
    http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/programming/php/

For Germans HTML -> http://selfhtml.teamone.de/ PHP -> http://www.selfphp.info/index.php I think this pages are well made, I´m not affilated with one of the authors ;-)

what else I should learn

    HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SQL -> links

+ installation, recompilation, configuration + "name this function"

search code snippets to common problems

quick searchable function list with keywords, short

    descriptions,  maybe very short examples, and links
    to appropriate php.net manual page

+ advanced language questions what is a good development environment page redirection browser refresh / timeout I keep getting "headers already sent" how to print a number with leading zeros how to interact with JavaScript the difference between include() and require() playing with arrays playing with tables + forms, sessions, user authentication, cookies how to authenticate users playing with forms how to pass values from one script to another how to initiate a session how to terminate a session counting current users I think this should be a single point

+ dealing with sessions and/or cookies ... as you wrote above

+ php+database refer to mysql.com how to query a database how to get a limited number of rows + email how to validate an email address

    http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/ev12apr.php

sending email

    refer to RFCs
    plain text
    HTML
    multipart MIME

processing email ie w/ procmail

But this list shows the absolute structure ?! Otherwise, there are too many points to scroll. The method, Miguel suggested, getting on the list with activly acknowling the FAQ, will be a good idea. I´ll be onboard, if there´s any solution in sight, giving my 2 cent (or what was the acronym?) Oliver