Re: Test

responses inline ...

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chadwick Rolfs" <c2304182@webdevel.urban.csuohio.edu>
To: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Test


> I can always go to w3.org and get the html parsed... obviously I want to
> put what someone fills out into a database

No, it was not obvious.  I have encountered many situations where people
wanted to take a whole webpage and parse it up.  As a matter of fact, that
is one of the basic ideas of XML.

> how about -- THIS MAILING LIST!!!

This mailing list is not here to teach you, but to help you when you
encounter problems.

> 1)  I know where to start and never said I didn't
> 2)  All I do is read, and post to mailing lists
> 3)  You should read up on your PHP "standards" -- this is not standard
> stuff for the PHP Hypertext Processor

Umm, yes it is.  99% of the server side scripts (not just PHP) are to get
info from form fields.  This is the main reason for server side programming.

I'm very serious when I say that if you are having problems with this part,
gettign a PHP programming book would be in your best interest.  Wrox makes a
very good book.  Beginning PHP Programming 4.   Contrary to popular belief,
the Internet is HORRIBLE in regards to teaching how to do something from
scratch.  The Internet is a great reference... bad teacher.  Your learning
curve will be helped imemnsely if you get a book where you can sit down and
have it actually teach you everything.

> > Your best friend will be www.php.net.
> > For postgresql connectivity, go there and search on pg_connect.  It
should
> > bring up the relevant functions.
> I don't think this is at all helpful.  It should be obvious that I have
> gone here, have a working postgreSQL/php connection, and just need some
> helpful advice.

No, again, it was not obvious.  It seemed like you had no cluse on what to
do.  You basuically said the same thing yourself.  If you don't know how to
get form variables, it is a pretty safe bet you do not know database
connectivity.  One is a highly more detailed usage than the other.

>
> > Also make sure you have postgres support compiled into your PHP module.
> REALLY?????  I would have never guessed.

This is part of your problem also.  You were very vague on what you needed
to know and when somethign was said that you did know, you act insulted that
it was mentione that you didn't know.  Again, the form field stuff is very
basic, so when you don't know that, many people will assume you are
uninformed on many other aspects.

Plus, you would not believe how many people post to this and the other PHP
list I'm on and do NOT have postgres support compiled in.