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This is a brief guide to installing PHP (a server-side web page scripting language) and MySQL (a popular relational database system) on the NT platform.
Important Before installing PHP and MySQL on Windows NT, you must logon as a user with administrator privileges.
PHP
You need to download two files to install PHP for Windows (and you must [...]

Note This is a reprint of an article on Perl text normalization. It refers to Perl code not PHP code. Hope you find it useful.
Text is text, right? Not necessarily true when you are concerned with writing web-based applications. Because the net is composed of many different kinds of computers, a CGI program cannot just [...]

nswers to some frequently asked questions and solutions to some common PHP programming tasks. (With a few comments on how PHP syntax relates to Perl).
How Do I Tell if PHP is Working?
You can check to see if PHP is running and correctly configured by making a simple one line script:

I usually call [...]

This is a brief guide to installing PHP (a server-side web page scripting language) and MySQL (a popular relational database system) on the NT platform.
Important Before installing PHP and MySQL on Windows NT, you must logon as a user with administrator privileges.
PHP
You need to download two files to install PHP for Windows (and you must [...]

One of the impressive features of MySQL is its full support for ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity). The source for the ODBC driver and interface are available for those interested in furthering open source development or customizing ODBC access. All ODBC 2.5 functions and many others are supported. You may use Microsoft Access to connect to [...]

One of the most powerful features of PHP is its ability to reduce the amount of site maintenance you need to do. By setting up a consistent site template, you can reduce the effort needed to create new pages, and you can also make it much easier to change the design of your entire site. [...]

PHP provides a convenient way to send email through the mail() function. This function is a great way to send mail using a simple and standard interface that hides the complexity and quirks of various system programs that are responsible for sending mail. (Sendmail and Qmail are two examples of popular mail programs you would [...]