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Writing a PHP program is no easy task. Like any programming language, there are rules that one must follow in order to make the communication work efficiently.
Before you begin writing your PHP program, make sure that the site you are creating is running on a web host that is PHP 4.1 or higher. This makes testing you script easier and faster. To say the least, you will need a text editor of some type. This may be in the form of Notepad or WordPad, it’s up to you which application you want to edit in and both work relatively the same.
If you have a background coding in HTML only, this will not help you get very far when it comes to PHP programming, due to HTML is not a programming language. It is very important that you have a history of web design using HTML and some knowledge in programming.
The first step is to write the feedback form. This script is the “greeter” for sending an email message or to inquire other data. It’s sometimes called the FormMail or Form to Mail script.
Email: <input name=”email” type=”text” /><br />
Part of this code is telling the visitor at your site that it’s requesting an email address. It presents that person with a button to click on to submit information to the page. When the web page is completed, it is submitted or posted to sendmail. php. When that is completed, then it’s time to create the feedback form PHP script. When the form is submitted to sendmail.php, the info in the email field in is put into variables such as; $_Request [message]. Keep in mind that you can create any name, but make sure it has meaning so you can recall it later.
The more you practice writing the language the better you will become. Online guilds such as “Writing your first PHP,” goes further in depth for completing your program.