Can anyone teach me FTP? And PHP?

[Summerrrrrrrrrr]

I've been using piczo for my site, and I wanted to use a more professional web service. And so far from what I've seem I need to know FTP,PHP, how use a cpanel?, and other things as well.<br />
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Please don't leave me links to learn the stuff, I want actual people to help me learn this stuff. <br />
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Thanks..<br />
-?Summer (<br />

 

[CHEPIBE72]

Hi Summer,

I wish I could team up with you since I need to freshen up a bit. In any case, work has got me busy for a while.

Cpanel is usually a program hosted by the server you joined or paid for. Depending on the version of Cpanel, it may show you icons on the page and you just click on them to do what you want to do like create emails, forwading, create subfolders, etc.

FTP is a program that moves data from one place to the other. It does not matter what type, it will move it. I use it to send the webpage after it is designed to the server. Soem programs like Dreamweaver includes an FTP, so that you can connect "seamlessly" (although I find it not so seamlessly).

PHP, I have never really used it. it is like a programming language that works on the server side. If you do not know how to program then it is best you do not touch it.

I hope I helped a little.

 

[justJR]

Answers above are fine, except for Php!
Php is a scripting language that runs on the server. It looks a bit like "C", and it is probably one of the most powerful language for its purpose.
With 10,000+ functions, you cannot really "teach" Php (we have no room here) you will have to learn by trial and error if you do not have a tutor handy.
Your best bet establish a plan of what you want to do on your site, and, following it, search php.net for what you need.
I am going to give you a link anyway www.php.net.

 

[jhun]

FTP and PHP - they are different technologies

FTP - File Transfer Protocol - It's the fastest way of transferring files from one workstation to the server. For example, you had sign up for a new account in bravehost.com. (it means BraveHost is the Server), then it will provide you a username and password for the FTP account. Now uploading files using the Web Browser is not efficient.

So you will use FTP by opening the Windows Explorer, typing the ftp site ftp//www.bravehost.com then it will prompt you to provide your username and password. If logon successful you will now able to use copy-paste method as if you are just working on your desktop.

PHP on the other hand is a server-side page used by web developers to access Databases like MySQL and Oracle.
The code (of course) is not visible on the browser.

<?php >

Since I am not using PHP, i can't give you more details, but you can learn basic and essential parts and syntax on
http//www.w3schools.com

 

[lupus6x9]

I might not have enough time to extensively help you, but you can email me lupus6x9 [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll do what I can.

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