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  1. minnieadkins
    Lol, my poor desktop gets everything thrown at it. I need to organize my files. But I've found that keeping the folders for games and appz keep everything fairly nice looking. I think I have 5 folders on my desktop (including my computer/network/recycle bin). Also how drastically does your desktop slow down your pc? For instance, a 300 mb file on your desktop. That would definately cause some problems, right?
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    I'm sorta new to php/mysql and I have been learning some over the past month. I was taking a class and one of my professors helped me with this class for PHP 5. Just was seeing what you thought, and how many people use classes like this? Simple get variables class. <?phpclass GetVars{ public $vars = array(); public function __construct($my_get_vars,$my_post_vars,$request_method) { if($request_method=="GET") $my_web_vars = $my_get_vars; else $my_web_vars = $my_post_vars; foreach($my_web_vars as $key=>$value){ $this->vars[$key] = $value; }//!End of foreach loop }//!End of constructor public function build_form($formName,$method, $script){ echo "<form name=\"$formName\" method=\" $script\" action=\"$script\">"; $this->build_form_elements(); echo "</form>"; }//!End of function build_form() public function build_form_element($element){ if($this->vars[$element]){ if(is_array($this->vars[$element])){ foreach($this->vars[$element] as $value){ echo "<input type='hidden' name='" . $element . "[]' value='" . $value. "' />"; }//!End of foreach }else{ echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"$element\" value=\"$this->vars[$element]\" />"; }//!End of if(is_array) }//!End of if() }//!End of function build_form() public function build_form_elements(){ foreach($this->vars as $key=>$value){ if(is_array($value)){ foreach($value as $arrValue){ echo "<input type='hidden' name=" . $key . "[] value=" . $arrValue . " />"; }//!End of foreach($value as $arrValue) }else{ echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"$key\" value=\"$value\" />"; }//!End of if() }//!End of foreach($this->vars as $key=>$value) }//!End of function build_form() public function set_default($var, $value){ if(!isset($this->vars[$var])){ $this->vars[$var] = $value; } }//!End of function set_default public function __get($varname){ if(array_key_exists($varname, $this->vars) ) { return $this->vars[$varname]; } }//!End of function __get public function __set($varname, $value){ $this->vars[$varname] = $value; return true; }//!End of function __set}//!end of class?> It's a simple class that you can use to deal with form variables, whether POST or GET. For instance if you pass variables a lot using hidden form fields, it's kind of handy to build those fields for you. Example: <html><head title body blah balh><?phpinclude("thisclass");$vars = new GetVars($HTTP_GET_VARS, $HTTP_POST_VARS, $_SERVER['REQUESTMETHOD']);//you could use build_form or build_form_elements here?><form name="formname" action="somescript" method="POST"><?php build_form_elements(); ?></form></body></html>
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    I recommend using php/mysql for a web app. I guess java would be nice. I hear it's a lot like c++, but a little less confusing. I'm not very advanced in c++, but I understand the basics. It wouldn't take too long to get the "basics" of either language, but Java may be a little easier to get more out of it sooner. One of my professors also said something about regular expressions being pretty good in java. That's always a plus.
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    I took a networking course last semester, and he was talking about "piggy-backing" off of electric lines. I assume that further enhancements have been made. The 10 mb/s must have been what he was talking about. Still, I'm sorta in the same situation. I could probably get cable, because they've recently extended their access area close to where I live. Amazing how many people could have broadband.
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    I agree with the above post. In my experience yahoo and altavista both require meta tags (for small sites) in order to be anywhere in the first page or two of results. Nice tut. A lot of these are fairly useful in everyday coding. =)
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    I personally always like Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid Series. That ninja guy in there was awesome too. Was just great to see a cyborg ninja hopping around slicing everything to bits with that sword. Amazing stuff, and very creative characters. A lot of the tekken characters are also pretty cool.
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    Jeez, and I thought that 30 gig was huge. 1 tb of email space is just unbelievable. I guess everybody is expecting spam to start being like 10 mb's a piece or something. What are they going to do, start embedding .avi's into their spam messages. Lol.
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    The big bang theory is a theory that has no proof. Hard to discuss it I personally believe that there probably was a "bang". An exploding star or whatever, but what caused it is another discussion. I guess I'm more into religion and would just say that God was the one that caused the bang.
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    My load time's prob about 2 mins as well. I don't have the grafix set down, but I do reguarly go through msconfig and see what's on the startup page. Also, pay attention to your services "services.msc" I notice a lot of times, spyware install themselves as some funky service names. This also slows down your pc. I also usually use a registry scanner to find bad files. I need to reinstall windows xp, but still waiting on a dvdrw so I can back everything up.
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    I'm kind of impartial, but for right now I do prefer PHP. This is only because I've only really programmed (scripted) in php. So far, it's been very similiar to c++ except for all the different mysql functions. Seems like there's a function for everything. Now that php5 has OOP it's becoming more and more useful and reusable.
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    Tab browsing has changed the way we live and breathe. I'm more comfortable with Internet Explorer, but I always use firefox if I intend on surfing the net. There are plugins that firefox also offer that just by far out does Internet Explorer. The javascript Console is also a great resource. Also, they have a plugin to convert the page being viewed to as if it was being viewed by internet explorer. Those crafty people. =) Mozilla offers a built-in javascript debugger (which works quite nicely) and firefox offers it as a plugin.
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    I need 30 gigabytes, I don't know about anyone else. With all this spam I'm just going to forward it all to the 30 gig account and see how long it takes to fill it up lol. Amazing that I have gmail and walla accounts, I use them both, but I'd never fill either one of those up. 30 gigs is definately a lot of space. I guess it would server as a useful place to archive everything. What's this removable drive that Gmail offers? I have a gmail account. Maybe I should look into that. Sounds fairly nice from the posts I've read.
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    I should've had something like this when I started college. I had no clue what to do. It's really common sense (and a little trial and error) on my part. I finally suceeded, but it's always good to know what to have ready. I didn't read all the tutorial, but if you didn't mention those cables you can use to connect 2 computers together (a single ethernet cable), that's something fairly nice for those who want to "lan party" with 2 pc's. I think you can do it without buying a special one. You just have to know how to alter a simple ethernet cable. I think that's what I heard, which if someone knew what to do, that's some good information as well. Deathmatching is always fun =).
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    PCI Express is the future of gaming now? I don't even know if I have a PCI Express slot lol. I'll have to look into that, but you really interested me in that $200 card. I've always owned nVidia cards, and I've been satisfied with the results, but I've never had "top of the line". I can't actually say which one I prefer because I've never owned both. I think that'll I'll go with the ATI cards the next time I purchase. Are the PCI Express cards just as fast/faster than AGP? My computer's fairly decent, I think it's 2 years old now. I don't know much about motherboards that's why I have no idea about the PCI Express. Thanks for the info in this thread. I was looking at the ATI 9800 pro and the x800 i believe. I have a geforce 4ti 4800se. It does okay, but the next generation of games are going to chew it up alive. I could handle doom3 (low res etc) with about 20-35 fps most of the time.
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    Very interesting stuff here. I was amazed to see the robots dancing in synch. It's just amazing at how much a robot can accomplish, and what they can actually do. I kinda agree however, that robots lacking a consciousness will prove that we humans are far superior Or at least I hope so. No telling what the future holds.
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    I've personally always used Windows. Well, and dos back in the 3.X days. I'd love to get into linux, but right now I have so much stuff on my pc (and no dvd rw, that I can't back it all up. I've burned all kinds of cds but I end up losing everything. Not to mention I'm on dial-up. Takes forever to redownload drivers, and all the extra freeware software (for windows). I'd like to make a partition and install Linux. I've never actually used any form of linux, and I downloaded a free version of Red Hat I believe. I just never got around to installing it. Maybe one day.Microsoft however, has always been alright in my book. Sure they buggy, but their website offers all kinds of information about problems with their software and OS. They continously updating their OS. Linux would be just as good or better, but I haven't had the opportunity to use it. Xp has turned out to be a good OS, in my opinion.
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    I was just wondering about the Splinter Cell series in general. I've played MGS 1 & 2. Still haven't made it to 3. I was just wondering how would you compare Splinter Cell to MGS. Is it similiar? I hear that Splinter Cell has a lot to offer, but I haven't even played the first one. I own PS2 and Xbox (and of course pc). What's the best console (platform) to play Splinter Cell on, and should I go with the first one, or should I start with Chaos Theory or something? I'm more in it for the gameplay. Storylines are all well and good, but usually I'm just there for the fun of the moment gaming.
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    I agree with evought's post. If you want to try it out (just for the heck of it) give it a go. But if you're making this site for a reason (rather than experimenting), then just go with an img folder and put static links to your images.
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    Bittorrent is safe when you're using bittorrent to download legal files. I don't see how it could be in anyway harmful. Just virus scan your files before you extract anything. My experiences with bittorrent have been pretty good. Now that I'm on dial-up for the time being, it's a little less useful.
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    I agree, I have an account at 100webspace (cogia.net) and it's not very good. For someone using it just for testing purposes, it would be fine. Xisto is better, and if they allow unlimited that makes it even greater. Looking forward to getting hosted (again).
  21. minnieadkins
    *sigh* obviously I'm going to be stuck on the current generation of consoles. I just got an XBox about 8 months ago. I never really play many games, but I have to say both of these systems look rather nice. Hope the cost comes down within about 1/2 year. Don't they usually "just about" cut in half within a year or so?
  22. minnieadkins
    Hi, I'm not that new to this site, but I've never posted here. I've been coming here quite often and secretly stealing vital information in order for me to survive in the technology world. I figured I would contribute as much as I could, and when I can.I'm a married college student (junior) majoring in Computer Information systems. I'm interested in programming (in general), and web design. Graphics also spark my interest. I would like to thank Xisto for providing this wonderful forum and and our for providing some space to contributing members to inhabit the WWW. Also good job mods, admins, and regulars who know their stuff.
  23. minnieadkins

    MySQL Url

    minnieadkins replied to iGuest's topic in Programming

    Sorry, I must've written my message the wrong way. I don't have an Xisto account. I find it hard to juggle college, work, and just got married. (not to mention dial-up internet) I have to admit if I had broadband then it would be easier to remain an active member. Cogia.net however provides free php/mysql support with ad banners. I admit Xisto is a much better source, and I would engage in it if it weren't for my ability to remain absent from the net for weeks at a time. I was referring to cogia.net when i said The point of this tho was just stating that if you have mysql and php on the same server. You would use the same ip, but a different port, correct? MySql usually is on port 3306 if I'm not mistaken. I'm kinda new to this whole thing, but that's just my 2 cents.
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    I'm not too much of a technical wiz. I know enough to get by, but when it comes to motherboards I can't tell the difference. I just know the basics, so here's what I know.P4 2.6 ghz1 gig ram120 gb hard drivegeforce 4 4800 se *sound blaster live sound cardaltec lansin speakers* I was wanting to replace my vid card, and was wondering what people around here see as the most efficent/price vid card now days. I'm open to suggestions from cards ranging up to $150-$175 or so. ATI or Nvidia seem to be the 2 major companies competing in the gaming industry (which is all I really need a high end vid card for)
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    Reguarding your need to experiment with SQL I would suggest that you start with some PHP/MySql. I think that designing websites is something that is fun and interesting, while at the same time can enhance your programming skills. I'm personally not that great of a programmer, but I'm learning. From my experience javascript can be very handy. I suggest however at least experimenting with php/mysql. If you're not familiar with it I would also suggest installing a package that installs php/apache/mysql in one installation. phpdev is a nice setup for beginners (i still use it because I know nothing of setting up servers) located at: http://www.firepages.com.au/ Another server package is IBserver http://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=ibserver&e=com I think those 2 links are right, someone correct me if I'm wrong. I found a good website for me is htmlgoodies.com. It has plenty of pimers/tutorials to help me along, with some decent reference material. Good luck out there. I'm about in the same situation you are in, but I haven't programmed in Java. I hear it's a lot like c++ without pointers. I'll try it out soon, just downloaded the program from Sun the other day. I'm a CIS (computer information systems) major, but I wish I would've went to CS. =( bad decision on my part.
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