I figured out that the best and most efficent way to store all the info and stats for the forum RPG will be by using PHP.  What do I need to do to be able to host a .php file on my Invision board.  Right now, it doesn't work.  It just gives me a blank screen.

it was an extremly simple code just to see if it worked

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Here is mine

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ec1 parse_str($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"], $string); // use $string, could be a security breach otherwise error_reporting(E_ALL); // All Errors $page_buffer = NULL; $page_buffer .=" "; if ($string["say_something"] == 1)   Logged tenniskid493 Guest PHP...Where to start? « Reply #5 on: January 20, 2006, 12:54:00 pm » hmm...none of those seem to work.  I'll try to do it in pure php and not just scripting inside of html Logged rivereye LV8 Addict (Next: 1000) Posts: 996 Rating: +0/-0 PHP...Where to start? « Reply #6 on: January 21, 2006, 08:52:00 am » make sure your extensions are .php and not .html (sounds stupid, but I have seen it before) Logged >(<') tenniskid493 Guest PHP...Where to start? « Reply #7 on: January 21, 2006, 12:54:00 pm » If I have them as .php it views it as a home publishing file.  Is there a way I can get around this??? Logged rivereye LV8 Addict (Next: 1000) Posts: 996 Rating: +0/-0 PHP...Where to start? « Reply #8 on: January 22, 2006, 08:35:00 am » yeah, change how it is registered in windows. You have to have appache installed and go to http://localhost to actually view the site though Logged >(<') tenniskid493 Guest PHP...Where to start? « Reply #9 on: January 22, 2006, 11:03:00 am » You have to have appache installed to see php??? Logged tifreak LV11 Super Veteran (Next: 3000) Posts: 2708 Rating: +82/-3 My Kung Fu IS strong... PHP...Where to start? « Reply #10 on: January 22, 2006, 11:40:00 am » I believe so. Also, make sure you are saving it as a text document... Did you try loading it to my site to see if it works? Logged Projects: AOD Series: 75% | FFME: 80% | Pokemon: 18% | RPGSK: 60% | Star Trek: 70% | Star Trek 83+: 40% | TI-City: 5% rivereye LV8 Addict (Next: 1000) Posts: 996 Rating: +0/-0 PHP...Where to start? « Reply #11 on: January 22, 2006, 12:48:00 pm » tenniskid, you only need it if you want to view on you computer, not files on a server Logged >(<') tifreak LV11 Super Veteran (Next: 3000) Posts: 2708 Rating: +82/-3 My Kung Fu IS strong... PHP...Where to start? « Reply #12 on: January 22, 2006, 12:59:00 pm » Well, the machine would still need apache to run...   Logged Projects: AOD Series: 75% | FFME: 80% | Pokemon: 18% | RPGSK: 60% | Star Trek: 70% | Star Trek 83+: 40% | TI-City: 5% rivereye LV8 Addict (Next: 1000) Posts: 996 Rating: +0/-0 PHP...Where to start? « Reply #13 on: January 22, 2006, 01:30:00 pm » granted, yes. Look at source forge, there are enough there to fit you Logged >(<') tenniskid493 Guest PHP...Where to start? « Reply #14 on: January 22, 2006, 02:06:00 pm » @tifreak...I couldnt find the folder you made for me..where is it?? So if I wanted to upload a php file to a web host and then have people be able to see it, I would have to have apache on my computer??? Or would my host have to have apache?? Logged Print Pages: [1] 2   Go Up « previous next » Omnimaga » Forum » General Discussion » Technology and Development » Web Programming and Design » PHP...Where to start?