Re: Beginner's Teething Problems

I am also a new user: I want to use WinMe and put Apache/Mysql server on my hard disk I downloaded the Triad from http://phpgeek.com/index.php PHPTriad is PHPGeek.com's flagship product. It installs a PHP web server environment on Windows platforms. It includes Apache, PHP, MySQL, Perl and PHPMyAdmin. It is intended to make lives easier for PHP developers of all levels. This was a fool proof install but for I am still at square one, It is installed in C:\Apache and at C:\Apache\php The Windows Start Menu contains: Launch Site which opens in MSIE browser The address is http://localhost/ C:\Apache\test.php3 comes up in the Open With dialog box...unchecking the "Always open this ...with" and selecting Internet Explorer brings up a blank page...however View Source shows the code... So...I'm thinking out loud...I put hello.php3 in the C:\apache\htdocs directory...(I have just a smattering of Unix coding) and when I select Open With ...Internet Explorer...it comes up: Hello World ...still thinking outloud... I am going to associate .php, php3 and... help me fill in the blanks...any other extensions??? with Internet Explorer. Then in Windows Explorer I can right click on a file and edit it in my Html editor which is CoffeeCup Html Editor V 9.1 I will make C:\Apache\httpd my Working Directory Going back to the Start Menu in WinMe I click on PHPMyAdmin Now...my Database will be named "Foxhunters" Since I have only a smattering of MySql should I make my tables in MySql first to learn the language or can/should I just use PHPMyAdmin? I,m assuming that I can devise snippets of code that I can enter enblock mode to minimize typing. 1. Is the number of characters in a window critical...can it be enlarged later or should I try to get it right the first time? 2. If I use a 30 character line will a 40 character string show/work? Note...I am wondering why I can't find a tutorial that would show what I have mused about here or any questions/syntax in the future??? Hey now...watch for me and comment/help for I am a babe in the woods... ~~~Russell Griechen_Historian~~~ The Foxhunter's Historical Society Join us for Foxhunting History and General Discussions at our our mailing list at: http://www.gigo.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/Foxhunters http://www.geocities.com/efoxfiles