PHP change viewer

[BigLar]

I'm not a coder but I'm finally starting to understand PHP/osCommerce design better. Since I don't know PHP I have to make a change on my local machine and then upload the file to test it. My next step is to get a local copy of my store running on my laptop.

 

Anyway, is there a viewer that can be used to preview your PHP page changes like you can with Frontpage and HTML?

[MarcoZorro]

The first thing you need to do is understand the difference between php and html... Mainly in the fact that PHP needs to be executed to do something where as html doesnt.

 

The only way to do this is by running the code so you will need either an editor with a built in webserver and PHP engine or just use a web browser in the background...

 

Incidently... The new Zend Studio 5 has some of the features you want but its not cheap :)

[wizardsandwars]

Most modern text editors have a 'ftp open' and a 'ftp save' option. This makes it easy to hit the save button, and refresh your browser to see the changes.

[happyday]

The first thing you need to do is understand the difference between php and html... Mainly in the fact that PHP needs to be executed to do something where as html doesnt.

 

The only way to do this is by running the code so you will need either an editor with a built in webserver and PHP engine or just use a web browser in the background...

 

Incidently... The new Zend Studio 5 has some of the features you want but its not cheap :)

Hello it seem to me that you are knowlegdable in PHP.

I have Frontpage 2003, I know the basic of html, and I have no knowlegde in PHP. I notice that when I edit my page in frontpage, I see php code.

 

some with heading title and this this what I want to change.

I want to know which file do I go into to edit the <title_heading>

and if you could explain to me what php. do

 

thanks

 

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[Daemonj]

My first suggestion would be to get rid of Frontpage 2003 and use a different editor.

 

To learn PHP, open a file and follow it from top to bottom. Reference the PHP online documentation when you come across a command that you do not recognize. If the command begins with tep_ you will most likely need to look in the includes/functions directory and probably the general.php or html_output.php files.

 

Another thing you could do is just read through the PHP online documentation.

 

Anything that is all capitals (e.g. HEADING_TITLE) is a constant usually defined in the includes/languages/[language].php file or the language file for the file that you are viewing. Other constants are defined from the database from the configuration table but you will rarely need to modify those.