Host recomendation - linux - php/mysql

Hi gangsters and molls :)
I'm looking again for some advice from the knowledgable
contributors of
this forum, of which there are many, many, many!
I'm in need of a host, that provides php/mysql linux and some
good
online instructions (preferably the hosts own instructions)
about
tranfering/connecting the database up. I'm as thick as two
planks when
it comes to moving the the dynamic technical stuff over to a
remote
host, so bear that in mind. I try but I'm getting old and
past my
sell-by date :(
I've done this on a couple of occasions (some time ago
though), spent a
good few hours resolving connection issues but finally
everything
worked. However if anyone knows of a good host and some good
walk ya
through instructions to save me some hassle I'd be grateful.
I'm not really that bothered where the host is (preferably uk
but I'm
open minded)........EASE OF USE & SET-UP is paramount on
this ocassion.
Cheers!
Os.

: Nadia : ** Adobe Community Expert ** wrote:
> "Osgood" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
>>Hi gangsters and molls :)
>>
>>I'm looking again for some advice from the
knowledgable contributors of
>>this forum, of which there are many, many, many!
>
>
> you're being too mich - what's up Os ? ;-)
Yeah...I'm on new tablets.........seems to be doing the trick
until my
immune system fights back.
>>I'm in need of a host, that provides php/mysql linux
and some good online
>>instructions (preferably the hosts own instructions)
about
>>tranfering/connecting the database up. I'm as thick
as two planks when it
>>comes to moving the the dynamic technical stuff over
to a remote host, so
>>bear that in mind. I try but I'm getting old and past
my sell-by date :(
>
>
>
> www.hostmysite.com is US based, but I've had no problems
with email
> support - they've been great... they also have
'live-help' I think. They've
> helped me heaps in setting up dbs or fixed errors when I
did a few installs
> of various CMSs...
Yup...you've mentioned them before in some previous posts,
I'll check
them out.
> www.webstrikesolutions.com been with them for years...
email support is
> terrific (no phone support, but live chat again).
Haven't had much to do
> with php side of things with them, though they have both
win and linux
> servers, most of my clients are on windows and a couple
of clients on linux.
> Had to have help with a couple of asp dbs and they were
great help there.
Humm....why does a connection to a remote database seem so
imposing.
Should be a simple drag and drop solution.
I don't even know where the database file is created on my
Mac but
apparently you have to create a 'dump' file to transfer it to
a remote
location. I can do that in phpMyAdmin but wouldn't it be
simple if there
was an identifiable file which you could just grab hold of
and drag
across.......bummer all seem complicated to me.
> www.crystaltech.com have also been great to work with -
again US based,
> help docs are a bit sparse - or it could be me not
understanding them :-)
> but email support is good.
Humm I have some instruction docs from a host that I have
previously
used but thaey might as well be written in chinese.
Do you know if I can set up a website on one server and have
it pull
information from a database which is hosted on another
server?
Os.

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Talk Rowing wrote:
> Well thanks for setting me straight - even if you are
the bearer of bad news.
> I've filed a feature request as you suggested. Can't
believe Adobe don't offer
> this.
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in CS3,
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features of
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> On another note I don't suppose you could point me in
the direction of some
> tutorials on how to create a recordset from a stored
procedure manually? I've
> tried google and not come across a lot...
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sweetman wrote:
> How can I set a query so that it sounds like this:
>
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jays99 wrote:
> Thanks, David. I have your PHP5-Flash 8 book and egerly
await your newest. I
> installerd MySQL 5.027 for 10.4 intel which but it does
not come up
> automatically and there is no MySQL control on the
Preferences. I read
> somewhere that I have to open a file and change some
lines of code in a config.
> file. Do you have any insight to that? Thanks again, Jay
Sorry, I haven't tested anything on an Intel Mac yet. Testing
everything
on Vista for my new Dreamweaver book has given me enough of a
headache.
However, I'm pretty sure that my editor has an Intel Mac, and
he
followed the instructions in "PHP Solutions" without any
major hiccups.
(They're pretty much the same as in the Flash book.)
Isn't there a MySQL.prefPane icon in the MySQL installation
package? I
have found that MySQL won't start automatically on 10.4 (it
did on
10.3), but as long as you install the prefPane, you should be
able to go
in and start it manually.
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Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

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bbgirl wrote:
> Something I picked up at a PHP/MySQL seminar...
$_REQUEST works in place of
> either $_GET or $_POST. It basically means use either
get or post. But it is
> less precise because it can pick up either variable and
has to think about the
> request...
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$_REQUEST relies on
register_globals being turned on. Since register_globals is
considered a
major security risk, the default setting has been off since
April 2002.
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spite of the
security problems, because so many poorly written scripts
rely on it.
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issue once
and for all by removing register_globals from PHP 6.
Forget $_REQUEST. Use $_POST and $_GET always. It's safer,
and it's
futureproof.
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Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
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Apache 2.2

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That sounds Apple do not seriously release updates of third party packages shipped with the system (like Apache, mySQL ...) very often.
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Is there really no official supported or documented procedure by Apple to keep the integrated third party components updated?
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Hi,
Once I have developed a site on my local PC in DW, utilizing
PHP and MySQL Administrator, how do I make it work online?
Obviously I need to use the built-in FPT function in DW - but
how do I transfer the database files to the server?
I have searched for an anser to this question for a long time
- but all the tutorials I find (and I have found a number!) help me
develop my site locally - and then say nothing about taking it
online.
I have developed a number of sites using ASP/Access. When I
take such a site online, I need to change the connection-string. Is
the process the same for PHP/MySQL sites? If yes, what change do I
need to make? And what database-file do I upload to the server, and
where do I put it?
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so that I can make any changes to it when necessary - and then
upload it so that it now uses the online database. ASP/Access
allowed me to have both locally, so that I could make any changes.
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local, one remote.
My host uses PHPMyAdmin. I see I can download a version of
this and use it locally. Should I do that and use that? Does it do
the same as PHP Administrator?
As you can see I have many questions. I think I am missing a
few key-thoughts that will help me understand PHP and MySQL and
make go "oh, now I get it!'
Please feel free to point me to tutorials that you believe I
will find helpful.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Rogier

RogierBos wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Once I have developed a site on my local PC in DW,
utilizing PHP and MySQL
> Administrator, how do I make it work online?
>
> Obviously I need to use the built-in FPT function in DW
- but how do I
> transfer the database files to the server?
>
> I have searched for an anser to this question for a long
time - but all the
> tutorials I find (and I have found a number!) help me
develop my site locally -
> and then say nothing about taking it online.
> I have developed a number of sites using ASP/Access.
When I take such a site
> online, I need to change the connection-string. Is the
process the same for
> PHP/MySQL sites? If yes, what change do I need to make?
And what database-file
> do I upload to the server, and where do I put it?
>
> Here is where I want to get: I want to have my site
locally, so that I can
> make any changes to it when necessary - and then upload
it so that it now uses
> the online database. ASP/Access allowed me to have both
locally, so that I
> could make any changes. Downside is of course you have
two versions of the
> database, one local, one remote.
>
> My host uses PHPMyAdmin. I see I can download a version
of this and use it
> locally. Should I do that and use that? Does it do the
same as PHP
> Administrator?
>
> As you can see I have many questions. I think I am
missing a few key-thoughts
> that will help me understand PHP and MySQL and make go
"oh, now I get it!'
>
> Please feel free to point me to tutorials that you
believe I will find helpful.
>
> Thanks for your help in advance!
>
> Rogier
>
Sounds like you need to export your database and then import
it into
your production server. Then upload the website, adjust the
connection
string so that its pointing to the correct server with the
correct
credentials and away you go.
Steve

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