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    It could be a yes/no field in the MySQL database. When a button is clicked to purchase, gold/money/units are deducted and the item appears as a yes in that field on that player's record.
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    I am running Windows XP Home Edition right now and I also have Ubuntu Linux installed, which I am using about 40% of the time.My first system was a Windows 98 computer, it was quite good at that time with 64MB of RAM.With all of my friends using Windows, there are some complications if I am using Linux and they are using Windows. My school uses Windows also, no OpenOffice.org there. That arises some complications also.But, I am patient to deal with other operating systems and propeitery software.
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    Yes, PHP is designed to be integrated within HTML documents, with the file having a .php extension. So therefore, your code could look like this: <?php// Some scripts can even come before the HTML part of the document, like session scripts.?><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd; <html xml:lang="en" lang="en" xmlns="www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/" page with PHP scripts</title></head><body><?php //Some scripts. ?><p>A paragraph in HTML</p><?php //Some more scripts. ?><p>Well, you get the idea.</p></body></html> So you don't make separate files for the PHP code, you just add them in the page.
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    I mostly upload my files through HTML-Kit's built-in Workspace feature, It also allows for server-side file editing, so that is a major advantage.When uploading stuff other than pages of PHP, HTML, XML, etc, I use the FireFTP extension for Firefox (and also in Flock). It has local and remote filesystem view and some more advanced features that I like.I used to use AceFTP 3 but I found that it crashed too often for anything useful and CuteFTP just wasn't for me. I found SmartFTP unsuitable because it was bloated with features that I didn't use. I've never tried FileZilla, but my software works fine for me.Windows Explorer is good for downloading small files or checking the size of certain file(s). It isn't recommended to upload a large amount of files through Windows Explorer because it can crash too easily and you have to site there and watch it. I have the Xisto on a "My Network Places" but I don't go to it very often.
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    Hi there and welcome to Xisto forums! I will try to answer your questions as accurately as possible but I am not too familiar with programming so please bear with me here. 1. Post quality is ALWAYS preferred over post quantity. An average-sized post with good content will earn more credits than a large post with little content. Don't spam, don't post junk and don't post 1-line topics. Do make sure that you have an introduction, strong supporting statements describing your topic/problem and you should usually include a closing to wrap up a topic. This will ensure you get maximum credits for your topic. Using a broad vocabulary also helps, use a thesaurus if you want 2. Lines, sentences, character count, word count and paragraph count doesn't matter in the forum as long as you have good content. As stated above, quality is preferred over quantity. 3. Replies also count towards post count and credits. Good quality replies in discussing the topic result in more credits being given out. Do not make posts that say only "I agree" or "Thanks" or anything similar. Include some more with your reply. 4. You can read about working with MySQL at W3Schools. As far as I know, PHP is the best language for manipulation of MySQL databases. I have no clue whatsoever on anything related to C++ but I am sure you can dig up some information on connecting that with MySQL on Google if it is possible. I searched Wikipedia on C++ and can't seem to find anything about MySQL in there. As far as I know, C++ is for developing software applications while PHP is used for developing web applications and dynamic sites. :? 5. Yes, Xisto provides PHP and MySQL server capabilities for free as long as you keep a sufficient amount of credits in the forum. We are very generous compared to other servers. If you find that keeping credits on the forum too difficult/time-consuming, there is Xisto's sister company, Xisto - Web Hosting, which provides cheap web hosting with equal or greater server capabilities. 6. I am also developing a text-based game, but mine is based on turns not time . It seems as though you are developing a game similar to Travian with with more textual content. You should look at similar games and search up some more information. 7. I am assuming you mean a registration and login script with a CAPTCHA when you mean sign up and verify. This is quite easy to build. If you do not want to build one form scratch (it's easy as long as you can refer to PHP commands), you can probably find one at HotScripts that suit your needs. I built my own script with MySQL authentication but without a CAPTCHA, it wasn't that hard considering my knowledge of PHP. 8. To link the pages together, you use basic XHTML linking to link the pages Like this in your HTML code: <a href="page.php">This is a link to a page</a>If you are talking about including pages within each other using PHP, you do either this: <?php include('page.php');?>or the better, stricter way: <?php require('page.php');?>The difference is that if you require the page, it will stop loading the page after it finds an error if the page is not found, you made a spelling mistake, etc. If you are including the page, it will generate a PHP warning and continue loading the page even if the page doesn't exist, etc. 9. To my best knowledge, you are allowed to make profit off of your site while being hosted off of Xisto. However, it needs to be legal, secure and within the Xisto Terms and Conditions (Terms of Use). I am not too sure on this one, ask someone else just incase. 10. Google AdSense is not something that you buy to get more privileges to Google. Google AdSense is a way to make money while displaying ads on your page. It is by far the most common one by a trusted company. If you want to make money while offering special privileges to the game, you need to include something in each account (record) in your MySQL database about paid and etc. I have no clue how to implement this though. I hope that is sufficient information to answer your questions. Good luck and have fun! FirefoxRocks
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    I have Internet Explorer 7 with Visual Basic Express and I don't have any problems. Could you please explain the issue and causes in addition to the posted resolution so that people can understand the problem better?
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    Don't worry, if your site works in Internet Explorer, it works in Avant Browser.Yes, Avant Browser is a good browser for addons, RSS, etc for all users, especially for users that cannot upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. A new update was just released a few days ago, Avant Browser 11.5, build 8.What I find in Avant Browser that is great is that the options are WAY MORE CUSTOMIZABLE than in Internet Explorer. Also, you have an option of signing up for free storage (may not be a huge benefit, but...). It also allows you to test pages in the browser without worrying about IE crashing. <_<I use Avant Browser rarely, but I do use it to play Shockwave games occasionally.
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    I have downloaded Safari for Windows and found it a little bit disappointing, but I do hope they get fixed more and more as more versions are released. My bookmarks from other browsers weren't automatically imported on first run, which was quite unusual for a browser like this. Also, I cannot figure out how to install gadgets or whatever they are called. This is a good browser for web developers though, more features are still needed. I like the Private Browsing feature. The charts on the Apple page for HTML performance and JavaScript performance are only based on the system they tested, the memory they used, the programs that were running, the network connection they used, etc, etc... If your system differs from the tested one, the results differ also.
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    Yes, this change can help considerably. However, my user account and others who use this computer don't use Windows Classic theme, the XP Theme looks nicer and speed isn't a problem here. Some other changes that you could make are: Windows animations when maximizing/minimizing Fading tooltips Fading menus Menu shadows Mouse pointer shadow Contents in window while moving or a moving frame Sliding taskbar buttons Smooth fonts on monitor Smooth scrolling of list boxes Background images for folders "Common tasks" in folders (sidebar on the left) Icon label shadows on Desktop Visual styles (if disabled, it is automatically Classic theme) *Disabling the settings in red may take some time to get used to, they are clearly visible (unlike other options, like shadows). All of these can be changed and disabled via this method: Go to System Properties Click the Advanced tab Under the Performance section, click Settings. Choose 1 of the options (recommended, appearance, performance) or a custom setup. There are a few more options that you can change there. You can also adjust memory usage and other stuff to speed up your computer, if you know what you are doing. Have fun tweaking!
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    Even if your site is working with both www and non-www, it is a problem with search engines, it will think that they are both different sites. Modify your .htaccess in your /public_html folder by adding these lines: RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ (.*) http://YOURURL.com/$1 [R=301,L] This way, http://www.freebackgrounds.com will redirect to yoururl.com, eliminating the www prefix. The www prefix isn't necessary and you should create this redirect for search engine purposes and for compliance with No-www Class B level.
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    Well the video that is on the Microsoft Silverlight page is certainly faster than YouTube videos. (Note: You can only see it if you actually installed Silverlight). I just noticed, on the home page of Silverlight, where it says Experience Silverlight, if you view the 3rd thing, it says future Microsoft.com navigation. Does that mean that people's system who cannot support Silverlight can't view Microsoft.com? :|Also, imagine dynamic ads? Will that be a positive or negative experience as an Internet user?
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    I find that using plain old XHTML and CSS can do wonders as you develop pages. Throw in some JavaScript to create special effects. As you move into better hosting (servers), you can start doing server-side scripting and databases, such as PHP, ASP, (My)SQL, ADO, etc. There is so much you can do with plain old coding. I believe that WYSIWYG editors are unnecessary. HTML coding programs are extremely useful because they can help you code. I don't recommend this because published pages may be invalid (X)HTML.
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    Learning Php

    FirefoxRocks replied to Sten's topic in Programming

    I have learnt PHP through the W3Schools tutorials and found the http://www.tizag.com/phpT/echo.php tutorial mentioned above to be useful for beginners as well as advanced PHP functions. PHP is useful for site templates (include/require) to shopping carts to major blog sites. Compared to ASP, it is free and more compatible with servers. You need a goal when working with PHP. You could try designing a dynamically changing text/images based on input. Then move up to designing login forms. Once you can do that, try making a simple shoutbox. Without a goal, you will get frustrated and unmotivated to continue working. Don't give up. With anything, you can learn it with time and patience.
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    I highly recommend a MMORPG called X-Kings. It is turn-based and quite addictive. It isn't where you try to "build" stuff, etc. You buy technologies and attack others to get military experience. Using a specific mathematical formula, it calculates game points, which you attempt to obtain as quickly as possible. Although there seems to be many players, over 60% of them are inactive. But there are still many, many players to attack, etc. You'll have lots of fun. Most importantly, join a guild! (I personally recommend XKingdom). Since there are no referral links allowed on the forums, the link is available for you. You can read more about X-Kings on Wikipedia.
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    I use Google for my primary search engine. It yields the best results with little spam. Although I do use Windows Live Search quite a bit too, I find that it is more better for answering specific questions. Google also has advanced webmaster tools to enable my site to be more visible and public towards the intended audience. They are trying to index content other than stuff on the Internet. An example is Google Maps and Google Earth. A lot of the other software is based on stuff you could actually use in real life.
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    I have tried installing this through CUPS several times but it doesn't seem to detect the printer. Could someone give me exact instructions to installing this printer so that I don't have to use Windows when I have to print something? I am using a Debian-based Linux distribution, Ubuntu 7.04 to be exact. I have a HP Deskjet 656C, and I have obtained a driver from the OpenPrinting database. Some additional information could be found here: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ . So I have followed the instructions of http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ to try to install my downloaded PPD file. It took me a while to figure out that /home/FirefoxRocks/ was my own directory similar to C:\Documents and Settings\FirefoxRocks\ I went into the Terminal as administrator, and typed in commands to download appropriate packages and whatnot. It didn't work. The problem with the Add Printer Wizard is that it doesn't detect the USB port as a printer port. How can I get it to do that? If you give me some instructions to install this driver then give me exact commands to type into the terminal. Thanks.
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    I never really thought you could change your IP address. I will try this next time I am banned from an IRC server.
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    Microsoft has released a new development platform (I think it is) called Microsoft SilverLight. It is supposed to bring rich, interactive, streaming media into a cross-browser, cross-platform environment. (Personally, I think they are ignoring Opera). The development team is working hard to get this running on Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. They are adding support for "major, leading browsers" quickly and efficiently when possible. Macintosh users (for Mac OS X) can also download this application which is under 2MB in size. You can download SilverLight 1.0 Beta here. There is also a SilverLight 1.1 Alpha, which isn't functioning fully (of course, because it is alpha). The content is based off XAML as well as AJAX and can be developed in a variety of programming languages such as Python, C#, Visual Basic .NET, JavaScript and more. It says that it will effectively integrate with existing infrastructure of your site, without disturbing server stuff and whatnot. The media is based off of Windows Media technologies (of course) and can include vector graphics (SVG perhaps?). Because of the advanced technology, their system requirements demand quite a bit also: 128 MB ram, Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, IE6 or 7, Firefox 1.5.0.8 or Firefox 2 and above. I think that this technology will eventually replace Flash. It can also replace embedded Windows Media players in web pages because SilverLight supports High-Definition video, that is, if you have the technology to view HD videos. I would like to see SilverLight as well as SVG to grow in usage because they are excellent technologies that can be built on and improved. It gives developers a whole new level to develop on, it can "Light Up the Web".
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    My friends got rid of it by reinstalling Windows Live Messenger. Unfortunately, my explorer.exe was damaged by the virus and I had to reinstall Windows XP (gave me a chance to install Ubuntu! )
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    Astahost shouldn't upgrade to any alpha/beta/gamma/RC versions of software for hosted members to use. This is because there are feature improvements going on as well as bugs in the software. Wait until it is actually released, then install the software. I would like to see this new and exciting cPanel 11 implemented soon, but unless it is stable, I don't recommend it.The only betas that I have tried and used were Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, Flock, Windows Vista Compatibility Test, Maxthon and few other Internet applications that I forget. Otherwise, I am not a big fan of BETA (although I do encourage small groups that test stuff out).
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    I don't have a 2nd hard drive. The only one that I have is only 4GB, which is insufficient.Anyways, due to a virus, I have reinstalled Windows XP and repartitioned the drive. Now I have Ubuntu on there covering 25% of my hard disk. I gotta get used to it though, and my default operating system is still Windows XP Home Edition.
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    The virus created 2 files in my user account stuff, golgi.exe and ra*.exe. I thought EXE and PIF were the dangerous executables, but I didn't know what COM was, I assumed it was Component Object Model which is used by Internet Explorer to display stuff (I think), and the site was IE-compatible.I find it strange that the virus has been around for so long and that no anti-virus company has any information about it.
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    Turns out that the virus did damage explorer.exe. It won't even start in safe mode. I still can use the computer, just without the taskbar and desktop. I run stuff through Task Manager. I can start a lot there, but it is annoying.Dell told me to reinstall Windows XP (I don't have system restore points), which I am doing. My files are now done backing up. But please do contribute more information about this virus, I would like to know more about it.
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    Have you ever gotten a message from your friends that say something like this: its you on this photo http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ I have received that from at least 3 people. Without knowing what it was (and the surprise from the domain name with the message ), I clicked on the link and Firefox prompted me to download a file. It was a COM file so I thought that was strange. I rechecked the URL it was a PHP web page, so I assumed it was telling me to download the photo, so I opened it in Firefox. Windows Live OneCare prompted me that Windows Live Messenger was about to run (with something that said updated program or something similar). I found that strange so therefore I clicked on Block this Program. So after my next reboot, Windows Live OneCare said that it still blocked Windows Live Messenger. I assumed it was now safe to run Windows Live Messenger now, so I clicked the option to allow, closed Windows Live OneCare and opened Windows Live Messenger. Boy was I wrong! The virus started opening up windows of both online and offline people and started sending that message to them. It opened and closed windows so much that it was impossible to use ALT+TAB, ALT+F4 or even bring up Task Manager. I unplugged the cable from my Internet modem and Windows Live Messenger disconnected. I quit the program then looked on Firefox to see if there was any instructions to remove this. The only results that come up were; Yahoo! Answers - Weird Virus (no one got the answer there) TechGuy Forums - Security (it was suggested to use HijackThis, but it didn't help) So the virus isn't even in the definitions yet but it is spreading among buddies quite quickly. For the domain name, uglyhuman.net, McAfee SiteAdvisor has no rating for it. It would definitely be red for sure. The virus isn't a running process, I couldn't find it in Task Manager or Process Log. However (not sure if the virus caused this), my explorer.exe process ended abruptly and had to restart a few times. Now I am stuck in Ubuntu (Linux) on a Live CD and OpenOffice.org really slowly (I need Microsoft Word). Anyone have suggestions to get rid of the virus? It isn't a running/startup process, it operates within Windows Live Messenger. Do I need to reinstall Windows XP?
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    Because of this topic, I have decided to download and try Ubuntu myself. I used BitTorrent to get the ISO image, wasted a CD-R to burn the image on and then booted up the operating system. My first time using Linux. My first control of Linux. My first time using Firefox in Linux. Extremely exciting. Anyways, Linux looks cool and I want to use it with Windows XP. The CD in the drive was extremely hot when I took it out, I could also hear strange noises coming from the drive. I think it would be a better idea to actually install the operating system on the hard disk. When I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition, I used up all the hard disk space in 1 partition and left only 8 MB unpartitioned space left. Obviously that cannot support Ubuntu, it needs at least 2 GB of space. I am planning to give Ubuntu about 35-40GB of space for operation, that includes the swap file thingy that I have to make (I think). So I browsed around the Internet for tools to separate partitions, but none of the freeware/open-source stuff did the trick. They couldn't work with NTFS file systems. What do you recommend? Of course I can reinstall Windows XP and repartition it there, but that would be a waste of time and I would need a good reason to do that because it takes days and sometimes weeks to reconfigure settings for myself as well as other users (I'm administrator ). The only problem with this is, well, reinstalling everything, restoring my files (and other users') and reconfiguring (personalizing) everything. It takes a long time. :| I'm looking for an easier way to split an NTFS partition, and I am not buying PartitionMagic or any other commercial software. Otherwise, I will format the hard disk in 50 days and repartition from there. But I don't want to wait
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