PHP ?! Help plz and thanks

[BooGY]

Hello
Ok here is the situation, I need to make a flash form, just a quick adn easy one.. name and email and a submit button, I downloaded at least a dozen premade forms with .php files... I cant figure it out.. I read tutorials... but i am lost.. I was wondering if some1 could just tell me what i need for the form... if the name field was $name and if the email field was $email
Could some1 plz write out what i would need to add in the php file? and i was also wondering once i get the php file done.. i upload it to the net? I am not sure if its a server or what... cause all the ones i downloaded.. i would assume that at least one works.. but no none of them worked... probably cause i dont know whati am doing. but plz help >=P
Thanks

[BooGY]

Ok, I realize that you need some sorta server side for PHP.. I was wondering if it had to be on my computer? could it be on something like geocities ? or a webserver that i was sponsored by?

[nucleuz]

I assume you are on windows???
Get yourself a local server here, it will install apache/php/mysql on your comp.

[BooGY]

Thanks, and yes i am on windows

[BooGY]

Ok, what I got to the starting server part.. what do i put for SMTP server?

[Ilya]

Hi !

Originally posted by BooGY
Ok, what I got to the starting server part.. what do i put for SMTP server?

Internal windows SMTP server is not the best choice, but you may try for example :
1. EzMTS from http://www.ezmts.org/
2. Small HTTP server from http://home.lanck.net/mf/srv/index.htm (my personal favorite
3. Advanced Direct Remailer from http://www.elcomsoft.com/adr.html
4. and many other SMTP server available in the net

[BooGY]

Ok i choose small html server... now to figure it out >=p
Can some1 tell me what i use apache and all that other stuff i downloaded?!? lol.. I know what to do witht he small html but i am confused >:-p

[BooGY]

Ok... I got the small html server, i got apache not sure how to set it up, and i got php thing from php.net
arg why is this is confusing.. every tuturial i read tells me different things.. god

Help plz.....

Plz tell me what software i need... if i need anymore. and what am i suppost to do with each of it... thanks

[BooGY]

Ok.. i am starting to get it.. still confused but at least i am getting some where... ok.. i installed php thing that i got from php.net.. when installing it. it asks what i am using for web server... had about 8 options.. apache and a couple others... but small html server wasnt on there... there was OTHER option.. but if i pick thati have to manually config it.. can some1 tell me how to do that?

[Ilya]

Hi BooGY!

and sorry - i do not recommend you using small http server as web server - it still have some limitations (you can't use php modules and etc.). It is perfect only for using as SMTP, POP3 and DNS servers. For example to make its SMTP send mails you have to specify only one setting in options - DNS server (any - for example 204.181.176.2).
Here is my SMTP configuration part from http.cfg

# SMTP server setting:
smtp_max=2
smtp_name="localhost"
vhalias
smtp_dns="204.181.176.2"
smtp_port=25
smtp_out="outbox"
smtp_sent="sent"
sent_time=7
smtp_err="err"
smtp_any
smtp_ip_min="127.0.0.1"
smtp_ip_max="127.0.0.255"
smtp_msg_limit=1048576
blacklist=""
registr_user="ÃðÃ*æäÃ*Ã*èÃ* áûâøåãî ÑÃ�Ã"
registr_code=2187855067

PS And if you want web server, you may try PowerServ at http://www.polar-lights.com/powerserv/ - my friend Victor working at it It is all-in-one Apache-Perl-PHP-MySQL installer.