Topic awaiting preservation: Been researching for two days...I'm lost

Can anybody kindly direct a newbie to the PHP world towards something on the net that helps me better understand how to get started on OS X (10.1) coding PHP? I need to know some common things that are possibly taken for granted like.....

-How do I make my database?
-Where does it go in my Apache Server so it works with my Query code?
-Is mySQL the actual database administrating tool?
-Can I even practice PHP with Database integration on OS X (10.1)? It seems I've been told it's not possible until OS X 10.2 in several places on the web.
-Do I need to get additional software or is everything included in the system install?

I can pretty much figure out that I need to write the PHP code with a text editor, put it in my sites folder, and browse to my server to see the results of my code. I'm basicly staring at my desktop not understanding how to start creating an effective PHP dynamic site on my computer. I don't even know what software should be running before I begin. There are no beginner instructions on what I should do. Am I primed for the dummies section of the book store? There's gotta be something equivalent to a handholding stupid manual for me to better understand what's going on. I'm acting macho in front of my girlfriend, but when she leaves the room I pound the keyboard and it scares the cat off. I'm sure you get morons like me all the time in here. I give you free reign to slam me all you want. I can take it.

[This message has been edited by Rondavu (edited 11-12-2003).]

All right there isn't too much to this, if you have the php server running then you are halfway there.

First have you installed MySQL yet? Otherwise there's a package for it here Database's can be confusing at first but think of it as a server just like apache, only instead of serving pages it serves data.

When you have MySQL running you will need a front end. The best thing for this is phpmyadmin This is just a bunch of php pages you can download, drop them in a folder on your server and modify the config files. Then you can just browse to the main phpmyadmin page and there you can configure your db.

Once you've reached this point then you no longer have to worry about what OS you are on, it's virually the same as any other Unix style server.




.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

When I go to the download it sais for OS X (10.2). I have (10.1). Does this mean my computer is incapable? It lets me download it, but it's just a white generic file icon on my desktop with "mysql" underneath it. Am I supposed to put this somewhere? Is this supposed to show up as an installer? I double click it and it opens up quicktime, but doesn't access or open anything.

Also, when I try to download the front end app you suggested my computer sais it has no idea how to handle it and asks me how I want to save the file it doesn't recognize.


[This message has been edited by Rondavu (edited 11-12-2003).]