I can code XHTML/CSS very well. I ve used PHP to an extent; I can read through it and usually follow what is going on. I can make small edits to open source software on my own. But thats all.

How fast would you say it would take me to learn PHP to the point where I could write my own simple scripts that interacted with a MySQL database? What is the best way to learn?

For the life of me I can not find any help(tutorial) or script.. on how to create a working "user-inputed" search field that would search the working website and a Mysql database. I m trying to build a "Real Estate" website and incorporate a search function that would be able to search through the listings that I would add to the database. I ve spent the last two days looking at everything I could find on the web but- I got nothing that seems to work.. If anyone knows what I m attempting to do and could offer some help.. I ll take it.

Thanks- John.

Hi I make text based games but have never finished them.

I have been working on a project called halloween online it s going to be a really good game missions-rob shops and more.

The thing is I have no one to help me with it I have made the home page-registration page- and the login page but i cant finish it without help.

Can someone please help me sorry you will not get paid for this but will be admin.

you will need:
php skills
mysql skills
html skills
and maybe java

here is some pictures of the project so far http://mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/184320

Thank you for replying
You will get money after making the game because there will be a donate page 50/50

profile?

Similar to myspace- blackplanet.com/migente.com- facebook- etc.

Thank you. I have a business idea which is why I m asking. I m pretty good with MySQL- PHP- etc.

Also- I have Visual Basic 2008...

Just not sure where to start.

Thank you.

My code is as follows- it doesn t work- can you tell me why?

function simplewhile($select- $from) {
$query = mysql_query("
SELECT $select FROM $from
") or die(mysql_error());
$result = $query;
}

simplewhile(timeslot- timeslots);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo <option> .$row[0]. </option> ;
}

trying to select the row "timeslot" from the table "timeslots". Will be repeating this code in the function- so- don t want to keep copying and pasting code. Is there a better way to do this (i.e. oop)- or can you fix my function?
the first two answers don t fix my function- am I calling it correctly?

simplewhile(timeslot- timeslots);

With respect to servers and databases. And what is the difference between those two ? I would assume a large music website like them (or youtube and others) have database systems (relational database management systems like MySQL ?) for users and music...but what are "the servers" ? Are those the computers that host the website ? That provide the bandwith ? And for a site like the above- how many servers are needed ? Or does that depend on the servers ?