Hello, well let me first start out by apologizing if my post is not in the right spot, been covered and I missed it or just down right stupid. I have built personal websites before, and I am more than familiar with html and css, but I really want to get into web design/development. I have been scouring the web for as much information as I can, and have been doing very well with my learning. But I have come across a question in which I can't seem to find a clear answer. How do I start to practice working with forms?. I know how to create forms in HTML, but I don't know how I to start practicing the back end functionality. I know I need a server and a database program to house the submitted information. But let's face it, that is truly all I know about it. So I guess what I am asking is, what can I do to start practicing with form submissions on my local computer. I'm not looking for a how-to-code tutorial, but more a step by step process on setting up my computer (which I do have XP professional and Vista Home Premium on my laptop) so that I can start practicing forms and the code it takes process them. Do I need to start by turning my computer into a webserver? What would that entail? What are common used languages to process forms? etc. Again, I just want to work on my own local computer, at my own pace. I have adobe dreamweaver cs3, which I have used for my dinky little websites, but I don't want to use the Spry System it comes with, because I REALLY want to understand all the coding that goes into it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all very much and sorry for the long post. Kdubbie
That's called a tutorial, dude Anyway just instal XAMPP or WAMP which will install php / mysql / apache on your computer. Then buy a book because you'll need it.
a good online tutorial place I have found that has stuff on working with forms and php is w3schools. http://www.w3schools.com/
if you want to turning your computer to webserver .. try to download Apache2Triad ,Apache Swissknife ,EasyPHP ,XAMPP ..
I always recommend this site http://www.maconstateit.net/tutorials/default.aspx Nice set of web tutorials.