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jamylovesong
post Mar 14 2007, 10:21 PM
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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with making several forms for a website I am building.

I would like to make it so that when you fill the information out in the form, and send it the information is sent to a webpage URL where the information you put in is displayed.

Sort of like a blog.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Jamy
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post Mar 15 2007, 01:22 AM
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One of these prewritten CGI news-posting programs or one of these prewritten PHP news-posting programs may meet your needs.
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post Mar 15 2007, 01:43 AM
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biggrin.gif Thank You very much. I will give them a try. biggrin.gif

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post Mar 16 2007, 05:02 PM
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QUOTE(Darin McGrew @ Mar 15 2007, 02:22 AM) *

One of these prewritten CGI news-posting programs or one of these prewritten PHP news-posting programs may meet your needs.


Do you know how much "CGI" or "PHP" I will have to learn to use these scripts? And where I might be able to find a good tutorial(s) to learn such information?

Or, even better, is it possible to do this with HTML?

Thanks. biggrin.gif

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post Mar 16 2007, 05:42 PM
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QUOTE(jamylovesong @ Mar 16 2007, 11:02 PM) *

QUOTE(Darin McGrew @ Mar 15 2007, 02:22 AM) *

One of these prewritten CGI news-posting programs or one of these prewritten PHP news-posting programs may meet your needs.


Do you know how much "CGI" or "PHP" I will have to learn to use these scripts?

There should be installation instructions included. You don't have to be a programmer.

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And where I might be able to find a good tutorial(s) to learn such information?

The best way to learn PHP is from the horse's own mouth: http://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php especially http://www.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php

CGI is not a programming language itself but rather an interface for various programming languages to interact with web pages: http://htmlhelp.com/faq/cgifaq.1.html#1 (not sure exactly how PHP is special, but it's usually not considered a CGI programming language).

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Or, even better, is it possible to do this with HTML?

No, but there might be remotely hosted services (probably with ads) where no installation is required.
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post Mar 16 2007, 05:51 PM
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wacko.gif I noticed that most of them have to do with something called PERL, what in the Wired is that? wacko.gif

P.s. thanks for the reply...

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post Mar 16 2007, 06:03 PM
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Perl is a programming language, just like PHP.
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post Mar 16 2007, 06:05 PM
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Is it safe to download? I noticed you have to go to "Perl.org" or "Perl.com" to download it. If it is a programming language I don't understand why you have to download a program to use it...

Thanks again for all your help, I'm a little new to this programming stuff... blush.gif

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post Mar 16 2007, 06:27 PM
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Is it safe to download?

A Perl or PHP script? These are just text files (with a different extension), just like HTML documents containing the code, and must be installed on a suitable server in order to run. It's not like an .exe program that runs in your OS, or javascript that runs in your browser.

But you should be careful so the Perl/PHP programs (or "scripts", as they're usually called) are safe to use on your web page. Sometimes scripts contain security holes that can be exploited by e.g. spammers.

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I noticed you have to go to "Perl.org" or "Perl.com" to download it. If it is a programming language I don't understand why you have to download a program to use it...

You must download the script so you can edit it (with a text editor) and then upload to your own web account (according to the instructions).

With a remotely hosted service you don't need to do download anything, you'll just sign up like on e.g. this forum. Any customization is done online.
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post Mar 16 2007, 08:49 PM
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unsure.gif I made a boo-boo. I wasn't exactly clear on what it was I was trying to do. I want to run this site off of my computer, do I have to install Perl on my hard drive? Or should I just find a server that allows perl? unsure.gif
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post Mar 17 2007, 06:14 AM
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Yes. And a server if you don't have one already.
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post Mar 19 2007, 09:06 PM
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blink.gif None of this seems to be working at all. Does anyone have any other ideas besides learning perl so that I can make my own CGI script for what I need to do? blink.gif
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post Mar 20 2007, 08:26 AM
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Maybe ask your host if they have any premade scripts that might help.
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post Mar 20 2007, 09:30 AM
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QUOTE(jamylovesong @ Mar 17 2007, 02:49 AM) *

I want to run this site off of my computer

If you just want to use the site for your own offline viewing you can simply make a static site, no need for forms.

If you want others to see it you must use a web server. You can install a server program on your own computer, but it's much simpler to use an ordinary web host.
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post Mar 20 2007, 01:14 PM
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QUOTE(Christian J @ Mar 20 2007, 10:30 AM) *

QUOTE(jamylovesong @ Mar 17 2007, 02:49 AM) *

I want to run this site off of my computer

If you just want to use the site for your own offline viewing you can simply make a static site, no need for forms.

If you want others to see it you must use a web server. You can install a server program on your own computer, but it's much simpler to use an ordinary web host.


So I really don't need to install Perl on my hard drive, unless I want to run it for offline viewing? unsure.gif
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post Mar 20 2007, 04:28 PM
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There is no need to download PERL, it is a server side language so it is on the server.
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post Mar 20 2007, 04:34 PM
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So I really don't need to install Perl on my hard drive, unless I want to run it for offline viewing?


No, for offline viewing you don't need Perl scripts. In fact they are useless without a server.
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post Mar 21 2007, 10:25 AM
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wub.gif Thanks so much everyone for all of your help, I greatly appreciate it. This has been a very educational experience. biggrin.gif
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