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Excellent offer, the first thing I would like to learn is to display the data in a MySQL database on the screen.(I am a beginner at PHP, but would love to reach a certain advanced level).

You certainly remember my weakness, don't you, Velma?Yes, why does Jim not join us, he would be more than welcome, and also, the more the merrier.A real pity technology has not found a way to hand a glass electronically instead of pretending by text, don't you think?

Although there is not much for us to be merry and jolly, I would like to, through means of this forum, to wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.The only thing I would really wish for is for things to get better (and I mean "improve a lot") for us, and, of course, may everyone's trials and tribulations come to an end.

Ok, Jim.The thing is, I did not have a clue there was a new version and hence the need for a new MyCents script.In that case, I will just wait a little longer, and maybe, if there is no change, raise a ticket with Xisto - Support.Thanks for letting me know.

I am beginning to wonder if the MyCents script has been running lately.For about a week now, my MyCents total has remained the same, while I have made some posts regularly.OK, I don't mean that I have posted to earn $20 in credits, but there should definitely be a difference, which, as I said before, is not being added at all.Could someone look into that, please?

You seem to forget the ones that have grown old and worn out, Velma. (I think I can safely class myself into that category).However, I still try to make some time to put down some posts here, and I hope there will come a time when I will have enough time on my hands, and especially, feel well enough to roam the forum here and contribute to the posts at full blast.I will certainly be back soon to give people my best wishes for Christmas and new Year.

I started out on a similar forum (based in England), however, I cannot for the life of meremember the name of the place (after all, I have been here for some five and a half years, ie. since 2007). The forum I mentioned also provided "post2host" services, meaning, it provided you with web space and web hosting and all the usual services, which you paid for by posting in the forums. After a while, however, the forum manager (a young man from England, whose name I once again fail to remember), closed the activities down, I believe he kept the forum, but stopped the post2host service (I know, my memory is letting me down badly), if I am not mistaken, I believe he could not carry on because he was the sole person responsible for the forum and the workload was getting too much for him. However, when he was about to stop, he was friendly enough to Give us plenty of notice Refer us to a place where we could get the same services he provided, that place was good old Trap 17 (that means here). That is how I first learned about post2host services and how I discovered this place, and, as you can see, after 5 years and five months (to be exact) I am still here, and why change when you get what you want?

Thank you very much for that reply, Velma.I shall definitely consider the option when I help setting up the web space and email for the person, and, thank you for warning me about the password reset (or lack thereof).

No apologies needed, these things can happen to the best of us.However, what a difference a small dot can make.

OK, Agyat, your help is very much appreciated, right now I am looking at the web pages you mentioned (Only, do not forget to put a full stop right after an URL, I got a 404 error and could not worout why at first, but then I saw the URL in the address bar said ".......html.". Naturally it could not find the relevant website. Anyway, there is a lot to read and a lot to learn, and it will probably require quite some changes to the code of my media page, but, nevertheless, the information looks rock solid. Thank you ver so much for your help.

There is another obscurity I have discovered: The website explaining how to use Windows Live Mail with your own domain says the following: The first thing that strikes me is that you need ASP hosting, while that is not what standard users at Xisto have. It also tells you to point your domain name at the aspnix DNS servers, but in that case (or, at least, so I assume) your domain name would no longer point to the Xisto - Web Hosting servers, leaving your domain name useless for using it on your hosting. Am I right in suspecting what I described earlier, or is there a different way to go about it? Also, with a domain bought from Xisto, is there a possibility for using it for email? Sorry if my questions are ignorant or stupid, but I find it all a bit confusing.

While looking at someone's Wordpress blog (hosted here on Xisto - Web Hosting web space), I noticed on the top that Wordpress has updated to version 3.5.I am not sure how to go about it, should I just click on the link that says "Upgrade now", or should I go via Cpanel to update?I really do not remember, I have not worked with Wordpress for a long time (and I do not really use it myself), all I remember is that in the past, I have seen a few updates, but, if I remember correctly, I think I had to go through Cpanel to upgrade to the latest Wordpress version, or, at least, modify something in my Cpanel after I had downloaded the update.Could someone point me into the right direction, please? I would not want to mess things up by going about things the wrong way.Any assistance will be gratefully accepted.Thank you in advance.

Well, Nitin, the expense is not the issue, as we do not pay our doctors here.(Maybe the saying "If you pay peanuts you get monkeys" applies more than ever here).And, about the stupid answers some doctors give, oh no, they are certainly not psychologists, some of them can ask really stupid questions.The best one I remember is a doctor asking me "what do you use insulin for", I really didn't know what I heard, maybe I should have answered "because I like the taste of it so much, and I have it before meals as a digestive, and the chemist also prescribes it to the pubs in my area as it is my favourite tipple".I know, some people cannot believe what they hear when they are told about our doctors here, but, as it goes, many of them are totally incompetent, many of them don't care, or even worse, both apply to many of them.So, it is not as they will ask you some trick questions to play psychological games with you, it just reveals sheer incompetence.I could fill a few volumes with some of the things that have gone on here with doctors and the things they did which, in some cases, proved fatal for patients, but if I did that, I'd probably end up a MyCents millionair.However, one day, I might put some of those things down in an appropriate topic, and in the mean time, be happy I was not one of those patients at the receiving end (yet).

Thank you for all the competent explanations, my friends, and, Velma, unfortunately I am a long way from being okay, but, I am working on that.The question I have left is one regarding Microsoft (I usually use a different word after "Micro", it also begins with an 's', but since I do not want to run the risk of being banned, I shall stick to "Microsoft" for now).Is it the same principle as Google Apps in that you can use your domain name to set up your email and get it as "me@mrdee.com" for example?In that case I might consider it.Also, I know I am a bit cheeky for asking this question here, but should I look for that feature on the Live/Hotmail page, or on the main Microsoft page?Anyway, thank you for your input, everyone.

Thank you for that information, folks.Also, good to hear from some of my old friends again.And, while I am at it, I have a further question regarding domains, more specifically, domains and the use of Xisto web space.I have my webhosting with Xisto, but, when a certain change was made some years ago (I don't remember what change it was), I had to go from using the email in my Cpanel to using the email system on Google Apps.It works perfectly, I admit, however, it seems Google Apps are no longer free, and I am asking this since I am helping someone else with their hosting and all that on Xisto:is there another free system that you can now use instead of Google Apps or has Xisto gone back to the email through the Cpanel?Like I said, it is not for me, my email is doing fine at the moment (provided Google do not scrap all the free accounts in the future, in which case I too would have to find an alternative solution).So, it would be interesting to hear if there are certain alternatives.Apologies if this question has already been asked or the answer can be easily found somewhere, but I have been out of circulation for a long time, and I am still trying to get back on my feet properly.

On my own website I have a page with media (video clips and sound clips) and I have other, more text based pages too.On top of every page there is a button to follow me on Twitter, and also a "Facebook social plugin" box in the menu bar of every page. (I have put a page on Facebook too).What I would like to know now is the following:On my media page, most of the clips (except for the older ones) have been embedded into my page by converting them to .flv, and then uploading them and playing them through Flowploayer, also the sound clips have been uploaded to my webspace as MP3 files, played by Quicktime.For certain reasons, I do it this way rather than putting the clips on Youtube.However, on Youtube, there is a feature which lets you share films to Facebook and other media, rather than just copying and pasting the URL of the clip.Same thing for eg. newspapers, where certain (text based) articles can be shared on Facebook and the likes.What I would like to know now is: are such plugins available to the public, so they can have a button to share their articles and/or media on social media such as Facebook?NB. I do have a website, not a blog, there is a blog part on my website, but the majority is an ordinary HTML webpage.I would be very grateful if anyone could push me into the ight direction.

Hi everyone, I have just been looking around a bit where domain names are a good bargain. (Hope I am posting in the right topic here). I know that Xisto do domain names too, but the Xisto - Support site is a bit obscure regarding that matter (unless, of course, I looked in the wrong place). However, I do seem to remember that MyCent credits can be used to contribute towards domain names, but earlier, I read that domain names cannot be bought using MyCent credits, but you can buy their renewal with MyCent credit. Is that correct? Could someone give me the right information? How much are domain names if you buy from Xisto? How much is a renewal (both money and MyCent credits)? If it is wrong about buying a new domain, how much is a domain using MyCent credits? Is there a charge for transferring your domain to Xisto (or Xisto - Web Hosting, not sure which name to use)? I am not asking these questions for myself, but for someone who is looking for a domain name, the last question is for myself, as I might transfer one of my domain names, and if the conditions are OK (and since I have been a member for a long time), I might consider transferring the domain name (even maybe two) if the price is right. Once again, sincere apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place. I look forward to your replies.

The longest word in the world that I know of is not English, but comes from the place just next door to England: Wales.It is a Welsh place name (don't ask me how it is pronounced, though).Anyway, here it is: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.Apparently, the Welsh have a name for the town which is much shorter, but I will have to look that up.Imagine trying to tell someone you come from that town after a night in the pub.

Hello again, Sheepdog,I don't know if your breathing is going to get worse, I don't even know if it was related to quitting in my case.All I know is that I keep getting "maybe it is....." and "It could be....." from our great doctors in this country.So, what they said to me (although I seem to remember I did have the problem (to a lesser extent) before I gave up) was "Maybe it is due to the fact that you smoked for so many years and that has weakened something inside".Unfortunately, after all the "maybes" I get, they do not look further to see what it really is (they might have to do too much work).However, no matter what, I am sick and tired of being told "maybe it could be this or that" or being told what is NOT wrong with me or being told that everything is normal, in that case, where do all the symptoms I feel keep coming from????The best one is, doctors sometimes asking me "do you think it could be this or that?", EXCUSE ME, who exactly is the doctor here.However, Sheepdog, coming back to the subject, I don't know whether quitting will affect your breathing, but i must say, contrary to all I keep hearing and reading, giving up has not made me feel one bit better.Hope you benefit from it more than I have.

First of all, I would like to thank Jim and Sheepdog for their kind advice. I, of course suspected there was a difference in a dog's mind between a cat and a child, but, my last bit of doubt in my mind was, with dogs being close relatives of wolves, once they have smelled and tasted blood (only an expression in this case, as here was no blood involved) they are ready (and even willing) to kill again. However, yes, it is true, labs are hunters, especially the golden ones, why else would they call them retrievers? They are, however, known as a breed that are good family dogs, because they are good with children, and I must say they, especially the puppies, love my grandchildren. It even clearly shows now that my oldest granddaughter is staying with her, the dogs are showing her a great deal of love and affection. We are, however, very careful now where the cats are concerned, Nanna always checks the hallway now before letting the dogs out of the sitting room, as two of the three cats we have left have a habit to lie on the stair carpet, and although cats are fast and smart animals which could outrn and outsmart dogs at any time, we do not want to take any more chances. Poor Ebony did not make it to get away from them neither. Anyway, thank you for the good advice, and also the good wishes, but where my health is concerned, I am afraid I have a very long way to go. Thank you again, and if other friends feel like adding to this topic, please feel free to do so.

Let me warn you first: this is not for sensitive readers, I do, however, for people who can manage to read this and are knowledgeable enough, wish to ask for some advice. We have four labradors, a couple (male/female) of black labradors, 6 and 4 years old respectively, and then two male labrador pups (if I can still call them that), a chocolate and a golden labrador who will be one year old on Wednesday 31 October (Halloween). Both are sons of the couple of labradors. We also have (or maybe I should say "had") four cats, one three year old black spayed female, which is the mother of a male neutered and female spayed black cat, and we further have a seven year old ginger and white neutered male cat. Now back to what happened today: I had just started eating my lunch, and the dogs were in the kitchen, so Nanna decided to (as we usually do) let them out in the garden for a little while. However, all of a sudden I hear Nanna screaming in the garden, and when I look out of the window i see her hitting one of the dogs with a folded up garden chair, something which is very unusual for her, hitting the animals, let alone hitting them with a piece of furniture. Because I noticed something serious was going on, I run into the garden too and I hear her screaming "They have killed Ebony" (Ebony is the black mother cat). Before, when I ran into the garden, I had not noticed yet, but I saw the dogs were dragging something around like a rag doll, and at the moment I want to have a look at Ebony, one of the puppies grabs her into his mouth and runs inside the house with her, but he eventually drops her in the hallway. At that moment I can clearly see poor Ebony is dead, although there is not a speck of blood on her, so I assume they must have broken her neck. Although I have quite a tough nature and although I have seen a lot of horror in my life and although I used to work for a vet, this is a dreadful sight for me, especially given my very ill health I am suffering from at the moment. I think I just stood there shaking for about five minutes, I must probably have gone into a state of shock, and later, I tried to have a bit of a nap, but I could barely sleep. I don't know how it could happen, but the poor cat never stood a chance, and I wonder how she did not manage to get away, as, normally, when any of the cats hear the dogs coming into the garden, they run off like greased lightning. Or maybe, the cat was stopped, as we have some fencing panels in our garden, waiting to be put on, and it was quite windy earlier today, and some of the panels had blown over, Nanna was going to put them against the fence again while letting the dogs out, did the panel maybe fall on Ebony and stop her from running (although it is only made of very light wood)? I have no idea, as normally, the cats are a lot faster than the dogs. Now for the advice I want to ask: I am now (obviously) very concerned after what happened, as it is not unheard of that dogs who do such a thing once, are quite likely to do it again. I also have two granddaughters, two and nearly five years old, and a baby grandson who is now just over a month old. My oldest granddaughter is coming to stay with us on Monday to spend her half term holiday and Halloween with us, and maybe the youngest granddaughter might come to spend Halloween with us too, so, obviously, my worry is: if those dogs could do it to a cat, what is to stop them doing it to a little child or even a baby when your back is turned for a second? That is why we thought to ring the RSPCA and ask them to come and take all four dogs away, a very painful decision, I know, but I do not think we should take any chances. (Wonder if they would try to give them a new home or destroy them after what they have done). I hope someone can offer some useful advice, as I am feeling awful at the moment, and, as if my health was not bad enough as it is, this has made things even worse, i already have heart problems and am on anti-depressants as it is, so this is obviously not going to help. I hope I have not shocked the readers too much, and I wish to thank everyone who has some advice to offer in advance.

Hi, Sheepdog,yes, it is tough indeed, it has been nearly 17 weeks now since I kicked the habit, but sometimes I still face really tough times not to light up.I don't know how much I have benefited, though, as I do not feel any better than I did before quitting.However, it might (or might not, I don't know) something to do with the fact that I have to undergo lots of further examinations and (maybe) subsequent treatment yet, I will have to wait and see.Anyway, I will keep you posted on what is going on, but, as I said, it will probably take half a miracle before I even begin to feel remotely better, especially with all the "competence" from our doctors I keep experiencing.By the way, it was nice to hear from you.

Thank you for the kind words, Velma.I must admit, coming to your question, that I do NOT trust the majority of doctors in this country.Without intentionally generalising, in my opinion (and not only mine), a lot of the doctors here either do not care, or are completely incompetent, or both.Th system itself is no good neither, starting at the bottom (the GP's surgery): every time yu want to see a GP, you get a different one, some of them have never seen you before and just have your notes to go by, in my case, having long term problems, this is no good at all.On top of that, at my GP's surgery, doctors keep coming and going, and every so often, they put newly graduated doctors there, who stay on for a few months, so called "to gain experience".Also, when you see three different GPs about exactly the same problem, chances are you hear three different diagnoses and et three different lots of medications.I am als sick and tired of being told what is NOT wrong with me, sometimes it is nice to hear that, but I finally want to know what IS wrong with me, and even better, I want something done about it.An example, a cardiologist gave me an angiogram and had the nerve to tell me that my chest pains PROBABLY did not come from my heart.Thismight sound re-assuring to a lt of people, but I want to know where the pains DO cme from, unfortunately, I got no answer to that questin except "I am not sure".Then again, come to think of it, the problem is no better at higher level, as in all the times I have been seeing specialists, I have rarely seen the same one twice.About kicking the butt, it will be 14 weeks on Monday, it is not too bad a feeling, although I do have the odd difficult spell.Anyway, I am still far from feeling OK, but I will surely keep you all posted.Speak to you very soon.

Hi Sheepdog,I am sorry to hear about your and your husband's loss.Death and grief affect people in different ways, just show lots of understanding for your husband, and be strong yourself.I must confess that, having struggled with my health myself for quite some time now, the thought about death has often crossed my mind too, and while I know it all sounds very pessimistic, I feel one can't help but wonder about such things being in a delicate situation, and the same thoughts often touch people affected by a sudden (or even expected) loss.Nevertheless, this is not the time nor the place to go on about my own prblems, and I wish to give you and your husband my sincere condlences.

Thank you, darko100.I will do my best, obviously, but as things stand at the moment I hav to restrict myself to light activity.I just spent another five days in hospital last week, where they (among other things) performed an angiogram on me again.Well, one can only live in hope, they say.