PHP and Fusion

[Mikey]

Newbie question, so forgive me if it's a bit dim...

I've been using NOF for ages, I've got ver 7 and have just downloaded the trial version of v10 because I want to do some dynamic database stuff with as little aggro as possible.

So I have been playing with the DB-PHP tools in ver 10, and they look as though they might be very handy, but I can't find any info about them at all in the help files.

So, questions:

1) Is there any meaningful help for these tools ?
2) Is there a better way of implementing PHP in Fusion 10 or 11 ?

Any advice gratefully received

[admin]

Newbie question, so forgive me if it's a bit dim...

I've been using NOF for ages, I've got ver 7 and have just downloaded the trial version of v10 because I want to do some dynamic database stuff with as little aggro as possible.

So I have been playing with the DB-PHP tools in ver 10, and they look as though they might be very handy, but I can't find any info about them at all in the help files.

So, questions:

1) Is there any meaningful help for these tools ?
2) Is there a better way of implementing PHP in Fusion 10 or 11 ?

Any advice gratefully received

The DB Components are indeed documented in the PDF manual that comes with Fusion 10 and 11.

In the Help file, look in the Index for "Adding Dynamic Content from a Database".

I do all of my PHP and MySQL in Fusion without using the DB Components.

If you know nothing about PHP/MySQL, the DB components are a bit intimidating and can be hard to get you head around.

If you know PHP/MySQL, they get in the way and are very limiting.

Somewhere in between, people find them very useful for adding database functionality to a site in Fusion.

If you look on the Beyond Fusion Resources page, you'll find a link to some tutorials I have for using PHP/MySQL manually with Fusion.

Chuck

[Mikey]

Chuck, thanks for your help and advice.

Although the DB-PHP tools are very attractive, I fear I have already outgrown them. So I'm going to do PHP manually and suffer the learning curve that goes with it.

Thanks again, keep up the good work !

Mike

[admin]

Chuck, thanks for your help and advice.

Although the DB-PHP tools are very attractive, I fear I have already outgrown them. So I'm going to do PHP manually and suffer the learning curve that goes with it.

Thanks again, keep up the good work !

Mike

Sounds like a plan.

You should consider upgrading to Fusion 11.

The available locations for code additions have grown since Fusion 7.

Makes it easier to place code in the proper locations.

Never add code in Code View. Always use the locations in Design View.

Chuck