Beginning PHP5, Apache and MySQL Web Development by Elizabeth Naramore

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Info Chapter 2 Figure 2-6 What went wrong? You guessed correctly if you said register_globals! This is a prime example of how not retrieving the variables in the correct way can leave your pages not working and leave you perplexed. php file to fix the mistake. 1. > 2. php. The link should now work fine, and your screen should look like the one in Figure 2-7.

Info Creating PHP Pages Using PHP5 with no additional syntax required. This significantly increases the speed and power of your PHP programs. Don’t worry if you don’t understand what that means; it becomes more important in more advanced applications. Try It Out Using Variables In this exercise, you’ll add variables to your existing script. 1. > 2. Save the changes and access the file in your browser. Your screen should now look like the one in Figure 2-4. info Chapter 2 How It Works The value “5” is assigned to the variable movierate, and it is assigned as an integer value (number) instead of a string (text).

If you had installation problems, note that you might experience errors, such as the “no services installed” error if Apache is trying to share port 80 with another Web server or application, such as a firewall. conf file in the c:\program files\Apache group\Apache2\conf directory and locate the following lines: # Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or # ports, instead of the default. See also the # directive. 78:80 Listen 80 Change the last line of this block to read Listen 8080 Then locate the following lines: # # ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.