Where to start?

[sam iz da buz]

I'm looking to get better at PHP And HTML, and also learn a few new things,including how to code a layout etc

Are there any good websites for these sort of things?

Thanks,

Sam

[Jackboy]

A good way to improve your php/html is looking at other peoples scripts.

a site like www.atomicoxide.co.uk (http://www.atomicoxide.co.uk) or www.hotscripts.com (http://www.hotscripts.com) would provide you with these scripts.

What u do is look for what it does in the script.

So if it checks if user level = admin look for something like


if ($user_level == 7)


or w/e

[Colin-Roberts]

pixel2life.com but dont copy the tutorials learn from them

[George Morgan]

Make a HTML page like this

<form method="post" action="habboxmods.php">Do you like Habbox Mods?<br><input type="text" size="3" name="mods"><br><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"></form>

Then make a file called habboxmods.php with this in

<?
$mods = "$_POST[mods]";
if ($mods == "yes") {
echo "How dare you";
}
elseif ($mods == "no") {
echo "Go you!";
}
?>

Now the PHP File Breakdown


<?
That begins the PHP File


$mods = "$_POST[mods]";
The $mods part makes the line a variable, so you don't have to keep typing $_POST.... all the time. The $_POST[mods] part gets the textbox called mods from the form on the html page


if ($mods == "yes") {
That line is basically saying, if you have typed yes in the form box it will show How dare you! as shown here
echo "How dare you";

Under that there is

} which ends the else statement.


elseif ($mods == "no") {
That is saying if you haven't typed yes in the box, check if you have typed no. If you have then
echo "Go you!";

Then
}
?> that ends the elseif statement and closes the PHP file.

Basic tutorial

[DuHast]

Here is a small list dedicated to XHTML and PHP.

XHTML:

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-37-steps-perfect-markup
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-css-beginners-guide
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/future-html-xhtml
http://www.w3.org
http://www.w3schools.com
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-xhtml-definitive-guide
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/xhtml-introduction
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428205
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=393445
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320391
http://www.htmlgoodies.com
http://www.devshed.com
http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.htmlhelp.com

PHP

http://www.php.net
http://www.mysql.com (i think)
http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-security-blunders
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/toughen-forms-security-image
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-mysql-tutorial
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-amp-mysql-1-installation
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/getting-started-mysql
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/mysql-3-getting-started-php
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/publishing-mysql-data-web
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-anthology-1-1-php-basics
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/object-oriented-php
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-anthology-3-php-mysql
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/anthology-2-1-access-control
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-anthology-2-5-caching

[YouFail]

Make a HTML page like this

<form method="post" action="habboxmods.php">Do you like Habbox Mods?<br><input type="text" size="3" name="mods"><br><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"></form>Then make a file called habboxmods.php with this in

<?
$mods = "$_POST[mods]";
if ($mods == "yes") {
echo "How dare you";
}
elseif ($mods == "no") {
echo "Go you!";
}
?>Now the PHP File Breakdown


<?That begins the PHP File


$mods = "$_POST[mods]";The $mods part makes the line a variable, so you don't have to keep typing $_POST.... all the time. The $_POST[mods] part gets the textbox called mods from the form on the html page


if ($mods == "yes") {That line is basically saying, if you have typed yes in the form box it will show How dare you! as shown here
echo "How dare you"; Under that there is

} which ends the else statement.


elseif ($mods == "no") {That is saying if you haven't typed yes in the box, check if you have typed no. If you have then
echo "Go you!"; Then
}
?> that ends the elseif statement and closes the PHP file.

Basic tutorial

One problem with that. Its case sensitive so if you post Yes or No it'll stay blank.