RE: [PHP] [Newbie Guide] For the benefit of new members

Ma Siva Kumar <mailto:tech@leatherlink.net>
on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 4:00 PM said:

> 4. Just put the following code into a file with a
> .php extension and access it through your
> webserver:
>
> <?php
> phpinfo();
>>
>
> This will display tons of info if php is enabled,
> or, it will ask you to download a file if php is
> NOT enabled. (contributed by Teren)

I think this point could do with having it's wording changed. My
suggestion:

Not sure if PHP is working or you want find out what extensions are
available to you?

Just put the following code into a file with a .php extension and access
it through your webserver:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

If PHP is installed you will see a page with a lot of information on it.
If PHP is not installed (or not working correctly) your browser will try
to download the file.

> 6. PHP is a server side scripting language.
> Whatever processing PHP does takes
> place BEFORE the output reaches the client.
> Therefore, it is not possible to access the
> users' computer related information (OS, screen
> size etc) using PHP. You need to go for
> JavaScript and ask the question in a JavaScript
> list.
>
> (You can access information SENT by the user's
> browser while requesting pages from your server.
> You can get the details about browser, OS etc as
> reported by this request. - contributed by Wouter
> van Vliet)

May I proppose the following rewording for the second paragraph:

On the other hand you can access the information that is SENT by the
user's browser when a client requests a page from your server. You can
find details about browser, OS etc as reported by this request. -
contributed by Wouter van Vliet




Chris.