# Beginner Wannabe PHP User **URL:** \ **Category:** programming\ **Created:** [October 22, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715 "2003-10-22T19:53:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@hds](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hds)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715/1 "2003-10-22T19:53:04Z")
Howdy. I am looking into utilizing PHP. I have an intermediate understanding of Actionscripting and HTML. I have been to sites that explain PHP and it seems logical to me. Now this is where you come in. How do I incorporate PHP with my web server and Flash? For example, I am using a MAC and a UNIX web server with PHP capabilities and I don’t know where to get started. I pretty much need a PHP for Knuckleheads tutorial to get me started. Once I know how to incorporate PHP, I will be set. I do understand the coding of PHP. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715/2 "2003-10-22T21:51:29Z")
Why do you want to use PHP? I mean, IF you want to use it, must be for a reason…? All depends what you wanna do with it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715/3 "2003-10-22T22:28:32Z")
To start with: WHY should you bother learning PHP? 1/ it’s free! most hosts give you acces in the basic packages. 2/ there’s a huge community on the web with 1000s of scripts for you to download and use: - [http://www.asp-php.net/scripts/asp-php/download.php](http://www.asp-php.net/scripts/asp-php/download.php) - [http://phpclasses.goelette.net/browse.html/browse.html](http://phpclasses.goelette.net/browse.html/browse.html) - [http://www.evilwalrus.com/](http://www.evilwalrus.com/) - [http://codewalkers.com/archives/phpcoding/](http://codewalkers.com/archives/phpcoding/) - [http://www.mattsscripts.co.uk/php\_scripts.htm](http://www.mattsscripts.co.uk/php_scripts.htm) - … (just do a Google search…) 3/ it’s very well documented, help is available on lots of forums, and the scripting is very similar to actionscript. 4/ it lets you achieve things Flash alone can’t: -send server-side email (think “contact form, survey etc”…) -read contents of your online folders (think “list all files/mp3s/images in a folder”…) -store data in a database (think “guestbook”…) -write data to a textfile in your webspace (think “guestbook - i got no database”…) -upload (and resize!) images to your server (think “photogallery”…) -create swf on the fly (MING library) -maintain registered users records (think “login”…) -…basically, save data to your server for later retrieval. If you want a few examples of Flash/PHP integration, check out - [http://www.sephiroth.it](http://www.sephiroth.it) - [http://www.flash-db.com](http://www.flash-db.com) - [http://www.phpforflash.com](http://www.phpforflash.com) I am interested in becoming a well-round web developer. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715/4 "2003-10-22T22:49:13Z")
“I pretty much need a PHP for Knuckleheads tutorial to get me started. Once I know how to incorporate PHP, I will be set.” -by started, you mean setup on the comp? to use it? -incorporate = into your pages? Sorry, never use Macs (like ‘em tho’…), I’d do a google on mac+php+server+setup+… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-wannabe-php-user/33715/5 "2003-10-23T00:22:48Z")
Right now, I don’t have a particular project I want to accomplish with PHP. I hear that PHP is excellent and easy to use. Ideally, I would like to learn PHP, XML, mySQL, and Coldfusion. From what I have been told, Coldfusion, mySQL, and XML only works with Windows Servers. I feel like I would have been better off with a PC. There is so much information out there on the web for that sort of stuff. Look at this site. This is the best Flash Tutorial site I ever came across. Many of these tutorials that involve PHP, XML, etc… are PC oriented. I have a good understanding of programming. I just need to know how to get started. Thank you.