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Revision as of 22:10, 8 January 2008

This is a quick introduction to PHP, which will be expanded on (eventually).

PHP Hyper-text Pre-Processor. Allows web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly. With synergy!

cd ~/public_html

nano hello.php

#!/usr/local/bin/php
<?php
   echo “Hello World!”;
?>

Set correct permissions for the php file (this must be done for every .php file you want to use).

chmod 700 hello.php

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-This is a quick presentation to introduce PHP.
+This is a quick introduction to PHP, which will be expanded on (eventually).
-[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~drag0n/workshop/workshop.odp Download the Open Document Presentation]
+==What is PHP?==
+'''P'''HP '''H'''yper-text '''P'''re-Processor.
+Allows web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly. With synergy!
+==Basic PHP==
+* cd to your ~/public_html folder on Redbrick.
+ cd ~/public_html
+* Create a file called “hello.php” using a text editor.
+ nano hello.php
+* Paste (or manually type, if you're a newb) this PHP code into the fine
+ #!/usr/local/bin/php
+ <?php
+    echo “Hello World!”;
+ ?>
+* Save and exit (CTRL + O, CTRL + X)
+* Set correct permissions for the php file (this must be done for every .php file you want to use).
+ chmod 700 hello.php
+* Visit www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~username/hello.php to view your script's output.
+* It should display “Hello World!” in plain text within your browser.
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