learn the basics of php (works)

in this instructable ill show you how to:
setup a local web server
code some php

Step 1 You will need

xampp (more about this in next step)
notepad++(optional,but makes coding allot easer)
a web hosting account here (only needed if you want to publish your php code or use more advanced stuff.)

Comments

[shikaku]

i recommend w3schools for anything you need computer coding wise, they are good

[backcountry]

I have found this to be a great source for learning html, php, javascript, etc.:

http://w3schools.com

[liammk]

sorry i should have included that

[snoyes]

A good starting point, but a few criticisms:

Step 3 - The difference between 'echo' and 'print' has little to do with HTML. See http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1/fid/40

Step 4 - Check your spelling. More importantly, use a backslash to escape characters in a string (you show a forward slash). The example showing concatenation with the "." operator should not use quotes

Step 5 - The 'str' variable is missing its $ in the assignment. You have also put the operation in quotes, so the variable would contain the literal string "5+5", and not the result of the operation. Remove the quotes.

[liammk]

thanks