Im sure these have somthing to do with forums, but what are they? How do they work? And how do I get them onto my site? Some1 help a noob out please.
ok, lets start with php... php, is a scripting language. it can be used for making templates, or scripting. php is mostly used for making forums. it is also used for topsites, and other stuff.. mysql, is a database. on wich you use to have forums, topsites,and more. When you install a forum, lets take smf for example, you create a database, and install forums on it, the forums make tables on wich it remembers members, tables for the website and more... if you buy hosting, you wil see, create a database, it is needed to have forums, or any control managment system or an interactive site. you get it buy buying hosting. you can download php made forums a few are smf"simple machines forum", phpBB,punBB, and more. smf and phpBB are the most widly used open source forums
not right now, I'm not gonna need it till I start getting into web design more, and actually get a hosted site. I'll PM you or somthing if I need anything, thanks for the help!
solemage ... this what have you said is just for beginners... PHP [Hypertext preprocessor]- server-side, scripting and interpretated programming language. What does it mean: interpretated ? It means, that PHP code is translated while its executed. What does it mean: server-side ? It means, that everything is happening on the server where you got script. MySQL - simple database; most used database if together with PHP. Designed simply and user-friendly administration panel makes this tool so useful ; > Well, PHP is a technical side of webmastering. If you know it good enough, you can do many magic things ; )
