Nathann33

im working through the php tutorial on w3schools and im looking into the mysql tutorials. i used the code that they suggested to create a database called "my_db"next, i looked into creating a tablei tried using the code for creating a table just below the previous code. it returned "didnt work because this database has already been created"so i changed the name of the database to be created to "my_db2." this time, my_db2 was created right where i thought it would be, but its contents are the same as "my_db." is there any way to know if the table i created is there?thanks in advance

Thank you all!

hey so im making a little bit of slow progress with php. ive got a website with a login and password form that i did in html. now i want to use php to allow users to login, or turn them away if they do not have the proper credentials.im NOT asking for anyone to write the code, im asking what field of commands i should try to learn to make this happen.if my question doesnt make sense, im going to blame that on my newbie status. haha thank you all in advance.

PROBLEM SOLVED!!i found "mamp" on another forum and it worked.

i went to php.net and downloaded the installer for php. when i go through the set-up on my computer, the last step reports an error message and tells me that installation was not successful. i know i am omitting the details, but i am wondering if there is something that i have to do to my computer before installation can be successful.

hey guys, thanks for the advice. man that was quick. justsomeguy-- i'll take a look at those books. scott-- i'll give the PMA a shot

ive got an idea for a website that will ultimately fail, but i think it will be a good learning experience. essentially its a forum with a few extra goodies. its going to rely heavily on keeping track of how many posts users have made, and i'd like for interesting posts from the content pages to be excerpted on the homepage as i see fit.is PHP the language to do this in? is PHP my next step (i've got a good grip on HTML and CSS)?thanks in advance,nathan