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data can only be stored permanently the hard disk of a computer.
that permanent data can then be deleted , once the user of the computer knows
where to look. At most , the user can format his hard disk.
so placing code on hard disk is no gaurantee of solving the illegal copy problem.
even the systems os is on the harddisk, meaning that any of its subsystems is also
on the harddisk and accessible. Too bad.
most softwares that come in cd media contain the entire binary making up the solution. without encryption
the same binary will run hitchlessly on the same architecture.
if sb can access the binaries ,he can access ur solution.
And no user will want to by software in bits so as a seller using the CD media u have to
inevitably give buyers complete binaries for their money.
ur stuck , the solution is the binary and the buyer takes home the complete binary therefore somehow the buyer may get to the binary without the barrier- encryption.
maybe if the software could be sold in bits, u buy half,then when u 've been verified u'll
get the other bit. not bad,but once the remaining half is gotten it can be copied,thanks to
duplication technology.
or maybe special media should be made to carry ur software, that would be too expensive
for you the developer and the market may not be willing to bear the extra cost-so more likely
ur bound to use cheap media.too bad.
ur a victim of the revolution and ease technology has created.
wait until its easy to send large binaries over the air like SMS. all that's needed
is better telephone networks and super large phone memory.
boy that would be the day.
to create proper encryption, u'll have to find a way of distinguishing every pile of software sold And the the software should be able to count when it is being copied.
where will this distinguishing and counting data be stored- on the media itself.
so the media inevitably has to have some form of memory and some logic that
writes to memory on the media using the pc platform it is being ported to.
this is not presently possible cuz most systems dont have writers to cd media.
the only have readers to cd media. and with only a media, ur hard work is duplicated.
copy to ram and transfer to some other media.
. too bad.

will there a be a technology greater than the computer? yes. if enuff knowledged is diffused and most of the students in third world countries have access to the kind of information researchers in 1st world countries have then we would have more 'processors' i.e human minds,working on the myriads of problems needed to usher in the new era. for now most break thrus happen in the west ,cuz the research and learning conditions there are more conducive.
physics is the backbone of the modern computing age cuz if a way of using electrons to encode data werent discoverd we would have the RAM's on the pc. if physics finds a way of finding out why matter has weight and reversing it, then we in a new age some how,
a thief can zap all the cars in a car lot put it in his pocket and unzap them some where else. if nano technology ,still physics ,can alter ,microscopically genetic structure of metals,rubber etc, then cars will not squash during an accident, etc.
as a matter of fact, the computer age would have been delayed if not for the rush to put a man in space due to rivalry betw US and USSR ,this made them task the 'human processors' , human minds, they had to produce an answer. in the same vein the scientific discoveries during WW2 was accelerated cuz of crises , but today what are 3rd world presidents thinking of - lands , cars , money- while large ,very large quantities of processors use their invaluable gifts, their minds , to think about making a living, what to eat, regular sex and of course Silly Arsenal and FA cup stuff. not as if these stuff aint good,
but its more like what we are celebrating as break thru's could be accelerated.in fact to theoreticians , the achievements we see today will look so primitive ,if and only if , knowledge is produced . that's why ,stallman is right. knowledge should be free.

hello, hope u'll still read feedbacks.
ur 32, wow!! ur fellow job seekers are like 22 10 year difference it looks long and the temptation to 'drop down' some notches is there. but u can't see the future, non of those
pressuring u to lie can see the future. even the fear u fear hints on what isnt yet real but
i know the 'Bible' u believe in 'says' God can 'see' or is 'holds' the future,so if the One who can alter the future says 'dont lie' who would u obey?
typical testimonies may go like, ' i was tempted to reduce my age , i didnt then divinely i got a ,plum job, after speaking in tongues all night etc', well things don't work that way.
u may be on the street for the next ,God forbid, 5 years because u refuse to 'reduce' ur age. but if u believe in God its not in church it will be proved it's in the real world , in situations like this. so its up to u to show who or what really u believe in.
if God is real,u'll fail if u lie else u have nothing to lose. if u don't reduce ur age and things
turn out well for u in the end,ur story will change a lot of lives and encourage others who
would hitherto have lied to stick to their convictions. u see ur actions affects a whole lot of
others , so play the game right .

how much is she willing  to pay for  it?

i think the
re exist pre-canned  indigenous  solutions already.

looks like an inventory-management stuff to me.

how much is she willing to pay for it?

i think they exist pre-canned indigenous solutions already.

looks like an inventory-management stuff to me.

how many programming paradigms are there?
over 3 at least. procedural, OOP, functional etc.
how do you fit design patterns to all this? code in OOP way?
what design patterns were developers using 10 yrs ago, and what about
developers who just have a tutorial and get to solving a problem??
Design patterns are not the LAW, its good to console some programmers that they are
some how locking complexity down, but as Djiskstra said , programming is complex
, u'd soon ask , if one uses UML,
boy!!
prescription methodologies will never catch on with all programmers and this rare bunch will still
get a lot done.
The ultimate design pattern is a problem solving mind.
what editor do u use- editor what ?? some use only notepad and get work done.
what debugger do u use - d- what ??
some use the command line and love it.
what new language do you know - perl ,python, any other not-older-than 3 years lang.
screw the latest language ,
some coders never left their assembler and if they did its for C , cobol etc.
and oddly they get work and lots done.
what do you say about such.

i'd advice  u stick with C++ rather than java,the complexity u'll overcome will aid u in mastering other languages.
java is simpler, bECAUSE IT HIDES SO MUCH from than C++ would care. to . C++ lets u see things as they are,
and gives so many options that when u thru with learning it and when u master it,u'd be more versatile. infact u'd be worth 2 java programmers any day.
look at this.
java says
// System.out.println  --- u type 18 character before u print any thing
on the other hand
       C says,
                   cout --- 4 character. if ur writing a large program that will require 300 print outs,
u'd appreciate writing 'cout' than the long 'System.out.println' ,
java is bloated.
why?
because it is trying to SHEILD u from complexity, and in the process it makes u too ignorant of what's really going on
.C++ will not sheild u too much so u REALLY know the machine .the choice is urs.
simplicity that leaves u 80% more ignorant while u call urself a programmer
or
learning the nitty gritty the hard way and
being in ur league.
besides C++ is the OOP language for systems programming ,the other option is C, and ADA but ada isnt so popular,
with C++ u can write OS code and embedded systems. go for the best ,go for C++.

i'd advice u stick with C++ rather than java,the complexity u'll overcome will aid u in mastering other languages.
java is simpler, bECAUSE IT HIDES SO MUCH from than C++ would care. to . C++ lets u see things as they are,
and gives so many options that when u thru with learning it and when u master it,u'd be more versatile. infact u'd be worth 2 java programmers any day.
look at this.
java says
// System.out.println --- u type 18 character before u print any thing
on the other hand
C says,
cout --- 4 character. if ur writing a large program that will require 300 print outs,
u'd appreciate writing 'cout' than the long 'System.out.println' ,
java is bloated.
why?
because it is trying to SHEILD u from complexity, and in the process it makes u too ignorant of what's really going on
.C++ will not sheild u too much so u REALLY know the machine .the choice is urs.
simplicity that leaves u 80% more ignorant while u call urself a programmer
or
learning the nitty gritty the hard way and
being in ur league.
besides C++ is the OOP language for systems programming ,the other option is C, and ADA but ada isnt so popular,
with C++ u can write OS code and embedded systems. go for the best ,go for C++.

i think programming is a unique field, and only a programmer can access a programmer that's why its easy to bamboozle management and write codes that work but are INEFFICIENT. with time and practice a programmer can write code that works, but with more knowledge he can critique his code. it is this added knowledge that differentiates
those who write CODE THAT WORKS from those who write EFFICIENT ,MAINTAINABLE CODE.
e.g what's BIG 0 NOTATION,what does a coder need it for, but if one knows of it,he'll know what data structure to use,
and the strength and weakness of different data structures , he'll knw what sorting algorithm to use ,how many programmers can differentiate between an efficient algorithms let say , bubble sort from a more efficient one, lets say,
quicksort or merge sort , most self taught guys  may settle for 'code that works' ,in the end , there's a scientific aspect to programming, and it's not as exciting to learn as 'hacking code' . its this scientific knowledge that causes i thnk the name distinction,but u dont need to go to uni to learn it, just be eager to know more, and u'll be equivalent to a SOFTWARE ENG.
E.G
 okay, who care about , depth space complexity,or  artificial intelligence, NP completeness boy,
in the every day world of the coder such thngs dont COUNT,
 a programmer for the business world may need know - java[java in 21 days ]+ some database+plus java certs and he's ready to boot.

first class or 3rd class is a picture of a past reality the future is moving on.
if u keep a first class besides a problem it wont solve it. try keeping a first class cerficate or
holder in the midst of miriads of problems facing nigerians it do no good. so see the psychological game for what it is and move on,
if i make a standard and laud it, everybody is gonna wanna identify with it,
that's why u gat people wanting to identify with  - harvard, yale, princeton, etc,
first class etc, it just that fe identification purpose,
10 years down the line , its wrong to still refer to that index cuz time has moved on.
dont sweat it.
heroes  are proved in the battle field of life ,not in doctored academic settings.
that why,
  Gates, Ellison, Google inventors, all others who made a contribution to life.
will be really true indices of success not paper .
Measure urself by ur achievments. thats what really counts .
First class is rife. intelligence is rife.

u IMAGINE he'll one day divorce u.
u want to SPEND THE REST OF UR LIFE with him,
'NGOZI' is an imagined name etc.

u fear about A DREADFUL FUTURE that has not yet become reality,
u fear and ur attack ur fear by DIVORCING the man u ADMITTEDLY want to spend the rest of ur life with!!!
WHY NOT ATTACK THE FEAR INSTEAD of painting this forum with ur paranoia.

[ it seems u whites have it in for generating fickle reason to split up a marraige]

i think its an atavistic and instinctive ,psychological behaviour. why? let me see, it goes like this :
people think or want to impose a CLASS structure to success so u see organization charts and so on , and success by their definition means climbing this chart to the top, its comfortable to those who are far ahead that their leading others, and the y lke it to be so, those on the same rung want it to be so , those under dont want to be overtaken so the vieing goes.
but once in a while some comet comes along that blazes past the shitty ladder and shines bright in the sky lauded by so many, then his success makes others who were once on the same ladder with him wanna hate. like why he go get so successful when i've been striving so long and i'm unrecognized. they turn their perplexity and envy against the object of the success they covetted. That's why it risky to be a star without enough security and body gaurds. SUCCESS THRASHES THE CLASS STRUCTURE AND THE 'INJUSTICE' IS WHAT HATERS TRY TO RIGHT.

INSTALLING APACHE,MYSQL AND PHP on WINDOWS
============================================
Assumptions:
----------
ur using windows NT technology ( any later than win ME. i.e 2000,xp,nt,more likely xp.)
i ur root drive is C:\

I assume ur installing packages for development purposes(web dev. etc )
on a local machine.

Lay hands on the following tools (windows version)
php,apache,mysql. download, zip versions(for php) and windows installer versions for mysql and apache .






MYSQL
=====
DOWNLOAD MYSQL FROM --------
DOWNLOAD THE ONE WITH THE .zip /msi installer.
open on ur machine and by double clicking,
when installing , install as typical,choose the 'typical'
option.
when requested to 'create a new account' click
'skip sign up'.
uncheck the 'configure mysql server now ' check box.
click finish button to finish the database server installation.

To start mysql server under windows :
open ur 'command prompt window'
click Start button on windows xp windows screen(bottom left of screen)->all programs->accessories->command prompt.
click the command prompt icon to open a new command prompt window.
on the window u'd most likely see
:
boot drive:\Documents and Settings\computer name>
e.g
C:\Documents and Settings\[ur computer name] >
navigate to the directory where Mysql was installed:
> easiest way is by backing out of current directory till ur at the systems root directory.
so type :
cd, [press Enter] i.e C:\Documents and Settings\computer name>cd,
cd, [press Enter] " " ""
when u got only root drive on the screen stop.
[next navigate to the Mysql 'bin' directory:
type:
>cd P* * /My*/M*/b* [ - takes u straight to server 'bin' directory]
the objective is to start the database server daemon , without it being started u cant begin using the database.
>type mysqld[space key]--standalone[Enter key]
i.e.
mysqld --standalone [enter]
the cursor should be blinking on a new line, signifying the start of the database.
Now the database daemon thread has been start , u can now access the database.
> Open another command prompt window.
[by clicking ]start button->all programs->accessories->command prompt.
navigate to the 'bin' directory of the Mysql server ,as u did before,previously.
but this time u want to create or manipulate a database.
>type at the command prompt.[bin directory]
mysql -u root [enter]
u should see the following message on the command prompt screen:
"Welcome to the Mysql monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your Mysql connection id is [number] to server version: [server version]
"
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. "
the "-u " command signifies "user"and the "root" is the username.
"

mysql>
to quit mysql> prompt
type: \q; "
if u see this ur database start up was successful!
to access a database or view the list of databases type at the
'mysql' prompt.
show databases[semi colon]
ie. mysql>show databases;
dont forget the semi-colon;

That's all about setting up mysql. next.
Setting up Apache web server.
=========================================
installing Apache web server
=========================================
Apache http server is the free web server for serving ur html pages and other resources to the web. it's ur web server.
download it from -apache.org.
i'll assume u have the installer downloaded to ur system.
-
to install Apache:
>double click the installer icon to begin installation.
>click 'next' on the Welcome page.
>accept the license terms and click next
>on the server information screen ur required to enter network Domain.
i assume ur installing the package for development purpose,
on a local machine.
in the 'Network Domain' text box, enter
-> localhost
for server name : enter -> localhost
-> enter an email address of ur choice.
in the Email Address section.->ur_email_id@localhost
finally click the 'for All users radio button.'
localhost is the name of ur localmachine for development purposes.

>click the 'next' button to proceed with installation
select the 'typical' set up option
>click the 'next' button.
>Accept default destination folder, and click 'next'
>click the 'install' button to commence installation [- the install wizard commence installation , may take some time ]
>Click the 'finish' button to complete the apache http server installation.
- when successfully installed a purple feather appears on the bottom left side of ur windows tray with a green light on ,signifying that the web server is on and running.

>u have to configure the web server but hold that off until after the php installation.

======================================================================
INSTALLING PHP VERSION 4.
=====================================================================


download the zip file and click on it to open.
> unzip it to a directory on ur system.
e.g C:\unzipped\php4.0.4 etc
> FOR unambiguity or to avoid clustering it with other zip files
u can change the destination folder to sth more meaningful.
e.g C:\PHP\ (from C:\unzipped\php[version no)
> i use C:\PHP

next step is to configure the PHP files to work with the web server .
Ur going to move some files around and modify some things.
so lets go.
>navigate to the where u unzipped the php files to.
e.g C:\unzipped\php[version no]
this example uses php 4.
the folder should contain the following files and sub folders.
FOLDERS {cli,dlls,extensions,mibs,openssl,pdf-related,PEAR,sapi}
Files {php4ts.dll,php.ini-dist,php.ini-recommended,etc}
for web development purposes, php will be installed as an Apache[the webserver] module. it will work with the web server to parse ur php script embedded web pages.

-> rename the php.ini-dist file to php.ini. the file should change to a notepad with a gear icon. or an iconified notepad.
-> open the php.ini configuration file and make the following changes.
a)
look for the following lines :
short_open_tag = On.
//this allows u to contain php script in <? ?> tags. it unsafe and unrecommended except for learning and testing purposes.
to turn it off. set the value to 'Off'[Off without the inverted commas]

i.e
short_open_tag = Off [no semi-colons permitted.]

b) switch of 'magic quotes'
magic_quotes_gpc = On
after 'switching off' it should read :
magic_quotes_gpc = Off

resave the php configuration folder and close it.
> i.e save as php.ini and exit notepad.

look for the following line and set its value to 'Off'
> since ur setting up php to run as a server module u'll have to transfer the interpreter to the web server's bin directory.
> copy the php file , php4ts.dll to
apache's 'bin' directory.
server's bin directory should be:
root drive[or wherever Apache was installed]/
e.g
C:\program files\Apache Group\Apache2\bin
> copy [or cut] php4ts.dll [ the script interpreter] to the 'bin' directory .
if u've come this far u aint doing bad at all. ur almost there.
Finally copy the configured php.ini file (notepad with gear icon)
to ur window's directory[folder].
ie. C:/Windows
next :
configure the web server to work with the script interpreter[php]
==================================================================
> Open the server configuration file.
click Start menu->All Programs->Apache HTTP Server [version no]->(sub menu)Configure Apache Server->(sub menu) Edit Apache httpd.conf Configuration file (click on this file to begin server configuration)

>make the following changes to the httpd.conf file.
[Web server configuration file ]



a) indicate the directory where ur web pages will be stored.
This is a folder where all web pages u create will be stored.

Create the folder and place the location address in the httpd.conf file.
e.g lets create a folder called -"MyWebFolder" in C:\ (c drive.)
and point apache to it.
Change the following line in httpd.conf file
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"

to
[where ur web folder is located i.e C:/MyWebFolder (enclose with quotation marks )]
[ ur config file should like this after the change ]
DocumentRoot "C:/MyWebFolder"
repeat the same change to the following lines-still httpd.config file.
<Directory "C:/program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs">

change it to this :
<Directory "C:/MyWebFolder">

Recap:
So far we've transfered php script engine to web server directory,
Included command to Load server module,
and pointed the web server to a designated public folder for our web pages.
next.
include commands to enable the web server distinguish and process
code embedded pages [by calling the php interpreter saved in 'bin'].

> Find the following lines in the httpd.conf file that begin with the phrase:'AddType application/'
e.g
AddType application/x-compress .z

typeinclude the following two lines note the space b4 the .php )
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps


c)Load the web server module engine module:
Look for the following line:
LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
#
type on a new new line below the '#' sign the following.
[there should be no '#' before this instruction set ]

type:
LoadModule php4_module PHP/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll
if using php5 it willbe php5_module, the core thing is to point the
web server to the apache2.dll file in 'sapi' folder of the extracted php package,
so specify the path to this file[php4apache2.dll] as it appears on ur system.



resave the httpd.conf file [web server configuration file] and close notepad.


Restart ur system to register all the changes u've made so far.

installation and configuration is finished. TEst the work to see if it's without glitches.
======================================================================
TESTING SERVER SET UP
======================================================================
1) create a plain html file and save it to our web server directory.
(C:\MyWebFolder)
open notepad :
start menu->All Programs->Accessories->notepad.
type the following and save as Test.html.

<html><body><h2>Hello world - AMP set up </h2></body></html>
2)
view the file :

open a web browser and type in the address column
http://localhost/Test.html
3)
for the php test :
open notepad again and :
type the following>

<?php //short tags have been turned off remember

print "hello work. successfully installed php ";

print "<br> i am a web designer wannabe ";
?>

save the file as hellowork.php ,for type:
save as 'All File' type instead of 'text'
and save to ur web folder, i.e C:\MyWebFolder.

to preview files .
fire up explorer or whatever browser ur using and type in
http://localhost/hellowork.php
if all goes well,
u should see some text on the screen else,

u gat trouble-shooting to do!!.hello work!

INSTALLING APACHE,MYSQL AND PHP on WINDOWS
============================================
Assumptions:
----------
ur using windows NT technology ( any later than win ME. i.e 2000,xp,nt,more likely xp.)
i ur root drive is C:\

I assume ur installing packages for development purposes(web dev. etc )
on a local machine.

Lay hands on the following tools (windows version)
php,apache,mysql. download, zip versions(for php) and windows installer versions for mysql and apache .






MYSQL
=====
DOWNLOAD MYSQL FROM --------
DOWNLOAD THE ONE WITH THE .zip /msi installer.
open on ur machine and by double clicking,
when installing , install as typical,choose the 'typical'
option.
when requested to 'create a new account' click
'skip sign up'.
uncheck the 'configure mysql server now ' check box.
click finish button to finish the database server installation.

To start mysql server under windows :
open ur 'command prompt window'
click Start button on windows xp windows screen(bottom left of screen)->all programs->accessories->command prompt.
click the command prompt icon to open a new command prompt window.
on the window u'd most likely see
:
boot drive:\Documents and Settings\computer name>
e.g
C:\Documents and Settings\[ur computer name] >
navigate to the directory where Mysql was installed:
> easiest way is by backing out of current directory till ur at the systems root directory.
so type :
cd, [press Enter] i.e C:\Documents and Settings\computer name>cd,
cd, [press Enter] " " ""
when u got only root drive on the screen stop.
[next navigate to the Mysql 'bin' directory:
type:
>cd P* * /My*/M*/b* [ - takes u straight to server 'bin' directory]
the objective is to start the database server daemon , without it being started u cant begin using the database.
>type mysqld[space key]--standalone[Enter key]
i.e.
mysqld --standalone [enter]
the cursor should be blinking on a new line, signifying the start of the database.
Now the database daemon thread has been start , u can now access the database.
> Open another command prompt window.
[by clicking ]start button->all programs->accessories->command prompt.
navigate to the 'bin' directory of the Mysql server ,as u did before,previously.
but this time u want to create or manipulate a database.
>type at the command prompt.[bin directory]
mysql -u root [enter]
u should see the following message on the command prompt screen:
"Welcome to the Mysql monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your Mysql connection id is [number] to server version: [server version]
"
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. "
the "-u " command signifies "user"and the "root" is the username.
"

mysql>
to quit mysql> prompt
type: \q; "
if u see this ur database start up was successful!
to access a database or view the list of databases type at the
'mysql' prompt.
show databases[semi colon]
ie. mysql>show databases;
dont forget the semi-colon;

That's all about setting up mysql. next.
Setting up Apache web server.
=========================================
installing Apache web server
=========================================
Apache http server is the free web server for serving ur html pages and other resources to the web. it's ur web server.
download it from -apache.org.
i'll assume u have the installer downloaded to ur system.
-
to install Apache:
>double click the installer icon to begin installation.
>click 'next' on the Welcome page.
>accept the license terms and click next
>on the server information screen ur required to enter network Domain.
i assume ur installing the package for development purpose,
on a local machine.
in the 'Network Domain' text box, enter
-> localhost
for server name : enter -> localhost
-> enter an email address of ur choice.
in the Email Address section.->ur_email_id@localhost
finally click the 'for All users radio button.'
localhost is the name of ur localmachine for development purposes.

>click the 'next' button to proceed with installation
select the 'typical' set up option
>click the 'next' button.
>Accept default destination folder, and click 'next'
>click the 'install' button to commence installation [- the install wizard commence installation , may take some time ]
>Click the 'finish' button to complete the apache http server installation.
- when successfully installed a purple feather appears on the bottom left side of ur windows tray with a green light on ,signifying that the web server is on and running.

>u have to configure the web server but hold that off until after the php installation.

======================================================================
INSTALLING PHP VERSION 4.
=====================================================================


download the zip file and click on it to open.
> unzip it to a directory on ur system.
e.g C:\unzipped\php4.0.4 etc
> FOR unambiguity or to avoid clustering it with other zip files
u can change the destination folder to sth more meaningful.
e.g C:\PHP\ (from C:\unzipped\php[version no)
> i use C:\PHP

next step is to configure the PHP files to work with the web server .
Ur going to move some files around and modify some things.
so lets go.
>navigate to the where u unzipped the php files to.
e.g C:\unzipped\php[version no]
this example uses php 4.
the folder should contain the following files and sub folders.
FOLDERS {cli,dlls,extensions,mibs,openssl,pdf-related,PEAR,sapi}
Files {php4ts.dll,php.ini-dist,php.ini-recommended,etc}
for web development purposes, php will be installed as an Apache[the webserver] module. it will work with the web server to parse ur php script embedded web pages.

-> rename the php.ini-dist file to php.ini. the file should change to a notepad with a gear icon. or an iconified notepad.
-> open the php.ini configuration file and make the following changes.
a)
look for the following lines :
short_open_tag = On.
//this allows u to contain php script in <? ?> tags. it unsafe and unrecommended except for learning and testing purposes.
to turn it off. set the value to 'Off'[Off without the inverted commas]

i.e
short_open_tag = Off [no semi-colons permitted.]

b) switch of 'magic quotes'
magic_quotes_gpc = On
after 'switching off' it should read :
magic_quotes_gpc = Off

resave the php configuration folder and close it.
> i.e save as php.ini and exit notepad.

look for the following line and set its value to 'Off'
> since ur setting up php to run as a server module u'll have to transfer the interpreter to the web server's bin directory.
> copy the php file , php4ts.dll to
apache's 'bin' directory.
server's bin directory should be:
root drive[or wherever Apache was installed]/
e.g
C:\program files\Apache Group\Apache2\bin
> copy [or cut] php4ts.dll [ the script interpreter] to the 'bin' directory .
if u've come this far u aint doing bad at all. ur almost there.
Finally copy the configured php.ini file (notepad with gear icon)
to ur window's directory[folder].
ie. C:/Windows
next :
configure the web server to work with the script interpreter[php]
==================================================================
> Open the server configuration file.
click Start menu->All Programs->Apache HTTP Server [version no]->(sub menu)Configure Apache Server->(sub menu) Edit Apache httpd.conf Configuration file (click on this file to begin server configuration)

>make the following changes to the httpd.conf file.
[Web server configuration file ]



a) indicate the directory where ur web pages will be stored.
This is a folder where all web pages u create will be stored.

Create the folder and place the location address in the httpd.conf file.
e.g lets create a folder called -"MyWebFolder" in C:\ (c drive.)
and point apache to it.
Change the following line in httpd.conf file
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"

to
[where ur web folder is located i.e C:/MyWebFolder (enclose with quotation marks )]
[ ur config file should like this after the change ]
DocumentRoot "C:/MyWebFolder"
repeat the same change to the following lines-still httpd.config file.
<Directory "C:/program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs">

change it to this :
<Directory "C:/MyWebFolder">

Recap:
So far we've transfered php script engine to web server directory,
Included command to Load server module,
and pointed the web server to a designated public folder for our web pages.
next.
include commands to enable the web server distinguish and process
code embedded pages [by calling the php interpreter saved in 'bin'].

> Find the following lines in the httpd.conf file that begin with the phrase:'AddType application/'
e.g
AddType application/x-compress .z

typeinclude the following two lines note the space b4 the .php )
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps


c)Load the web server module engine module:
Look for the following line:
LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
#
type on a new new line below the '#' sign the following.
[there should be no '#' before this instruction set ]

type:
LoadModule php4_module PHP/php/sapi/php4apache2.dll
if using php5 it willbe php5_module, the core thing is to point the
web server to the apache2.dll file in 'sapi' folder of the extracted php package,
so specify the path to this file[php4apache2.dll] as it appears on ur system.



resave the httpd.conf file [web server configuration file] and close notepad.


Restart ur system to register all the changes u've made so far.

installation and configuration is finished. TEst the work to see if it's without glitches.
======================================================================
TESTING SERVER SET UP
======================================================================
1) create a plain html file and save it to our web server directory.
(C:\MyWebFolder)
open notepad :
start menu->All Programs->Accessories->notepad.
type the following and save as Test.html.

<html><body><h2>Hello world - AMP set up </h2></body></html>
2)
view the file :

open a web browser and type in the address column
http://localhost/Test.html
3)
for the php test :
open notepad again and :
type the following>

<?php //short tags have been turned off remember

print "hello work. successfully installed php ";

print "<br> i am a web designer wannabe ";
?>

save the file as hellowork.php ,for type:
save as 'All File' type instead of 'text'
and save to ur web folder, i.e C:\MyWebFolder.

to preview files .
fire up explorer or whatever browser ur using and type in
http://localhost/hellowork.php
if all goes well,
u should see some text on the screen else,

u gat trouble-shooting to do!!.hello work!

does ruby compile ? think its a scripting language [ like java script]

yo kaydee,

are u a presenter or dj ur name sounds familiar.

i heard the song first in 93 - was popular on the air waves then.
it's certainly R&B , [ i imagine a black male singer ] - the voice is like kevin campbell, soft and easy
, no rap involved just blues.

but it has this catch phrase- i'm not sure if it the beginning phrase

[/b]" Searching , there are some things that you 'll never find "[b]

it fades with like this;
[/b] " i need a woman to love me , hold me , ( repeat till fade)"[b]

- i heard some body hum it the other day, ( a week or so ago) but he too couldnt remember the name of the artist.
thanks any way.
i know i'll find the artiste on day.
" i'll keep searching "

R&B . [must be oldies now]

hello G , so sb told there was money in IT and u wanna
shorten the hurdle to the dollars , $, well,
from what i see - u get paid what ur worth and if u aint good enuff
it will show in the end.
that said,
from what i've learnt , learning IT is like going bowling,
u could knock 2 things in one fell swoop,
e.g if u master a programming language,
u'll be good at scripting languages too,
but u may hate non-challenging areas like graphics and design cuz u may have gottn used to cracking logic,
so :
if u gat (1yr ) drill into programming,
learning one language e.g java , C++, is like {
learning php, javascript, java, and C rolled into one.}
if u gat more time,
more time , do the specialized aspects , specialist are always
in demand.
but if u want a quick leap,
go for web designing{ css, html, xml, all the ml and then graphics}
+ some sql or databases.
but the draw back is : if u learn the easy part first,
u may be too overwhelmed to confront the tough sides,
like , coding,
ball in your court .u choose

i need to know who sang this song.
i know it's a male artist, i heard it back in 1996 -
lyrics excerpts:

" searching / there are somethings that u'll never find
/there are somethings that (paraphrase) that u'll just keep on searching"
, ,
ends somewhat like this:
" i need a woman to love me/ hold me " etc ( repeats till fade)
need to know the artiste name and title of the track and album .
thank you.

dating as it is get odd when after a while:
(sometimes as odd as a a few hours)
touching - general tactile contact aint made,
and advanced tactile contact aint made,
it's as if touch is the criteria for levels of intimacy.
that's how the world sees it,
that is NOT how God sees it, so it get hard , really it gets odd
for christians who've been doing it the other way.

@my2cents
 how many nigerian website u pull ur to stare at , hence linger longer at it,
isnt easthetic major factor in web design, ur a web designer , u tell me?
yet with all the teeming hordes of acclaimed guru's in the field(talking naija here)
 i can still tell  a third world country site on the net , cuz it looks mispercieved,
like something a kindergaten kid did to kill boredom,
if the naija expressions on the web celebrate overprice mediocrity,
i wondering what  happening to the guys who wanna ply the harder craft,
core software development.
     aint calling nobody a rat,[script kiddy, code monkey etc] but u gat giv mediocrity
a name.
heck! doctors call the fake archetypes quacks, does that mean every doctor is a quack?

a web designer cant hold a candle up to a core developers who's
works on higher levels of complexity , than slapping html with graphics and uploading it
up to some server somewhere for viewing,
but try telling that to the guy who's gonna design ur website for u.
the job (site design) - a day's job.
the price/cost - a years wage, ( on the conservative side. using higher paid civil servant salaries )
so i gat wondering:
who earns more , the script kiddies or the application developers(in naija)

in developed countries
web designer's are regarded as code monkeys by core developers
cuz of the inferiority of level of complexity a web designer has to face,
but in naija , it seems this downlooked folks are charging blood for their services.
talk of the millions u have to pay for a 'website' -
( website(naija) : some mindless hack slapped together by some experimental technophile
with mediocritic
easthetic appeal, basic functionality subpar international ranking)

where is ur friends heart?
even while attending all church activities religiously - where lies his heart,
what is he overwhelmingly passionate about ? God ? Ha - dont make me laff!
[God looks at ur friends heart (while at a fellowship meeting)
God - "hmm "( shakes His head , in dissapointment)
" all i see - pictures of girls, nude pix, sensual movies " ]

- answer this question and falsehood in christianity will no more suprise u.

a military coup impending!
let's face it, there's is the civilized world(the west) and there's Africa- not any part
but black Africa,
say what u like, black africa is animalistic, so military coup likely?
yes,and very imminent, not even military coup, but full blown war,
u think were too civilized for that, dont make me laff, dont u guys read the news,
ok , we live without retrospect,
what has been nigeria history ever since independence?
the most nigeria has achieved for itself was campaigning for the british to relocate so that
the could do their thing.
fight for what the british stayed for( oil) but while the british developed the land,
46 years later, nigeria has NOTHING ,
not only NIGERIA , but black africa,
u think nigeria is too civilized for that( coup)
ghana has gotten to where is it , stable electricity, etc because ghana dont own it economy no more, its so privatised , jeez it sucks , they'v sold out to the west and ghana is heavily
in debt , besides their currency is useless on the world scale so is its development no superficial,
south Africa, is an exception cuz it was built and maintained by whites, the blacks are busy raping babies and doing violence , apart from those two what else does black africa have to show,
Nigeria is the giant of black Africa and as u can see we show a lot- a lot of negativity

hello,
get ur hands dirty with practice coding then all the books, and text will begin making sense to u,
u'll know intuitively when to declare a method public, private and so on.
no escaping practice here.

such a list!
are u chef or what?!
or u cook professionally
or u just uploading a cookbook to the site

since u took the effort to write it, and had the graciousness to share it
i'd say "Thumbs up for u"

what does this script do?
--------------------------------

suppose to help u make better color choices by generating a 2 random colors ,
rendering text in color#1 and background in color #2.
and vice versa .
also rendering sample texts in both random colors also.


okay, its not photoshopand i aint no pro coder gat a 1 mnth of javascript practice,but is it useful?, or u still thinking
red,blue,yellow ,green - like i was before hacking this together.


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here's the code code block: save as dot html ".html e.g colorscript.html'
color are generated randomly,and the colors' hex codes also are rendered.

copy code within the <html></html> tags.
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<html>
<head>
<script>
// autogenerated hash colors

var range= new Array('0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','a','b','c','d','e','f','f')
var hash ="#";
var col = function(){
var scope = range.length-1;
var start=0;
rndm = function(){

var hashc ="";
for(x=0;x<6;x++){
var make = Math.floor(Math.random()*scope+start);
hashc += range[make];
}

return hashc;

}

var mxc = rndm();

return hash+mxc;

}
/////////////////////////////////// end of autocolor method///

function testc(){

var t = document.getElementById("para";
var xl = document.getElementById("tall";
var reps = document.getElementById("tall";
var bgbx = document.getElementById("bgk";
var tbx = document.getElementById("txtk";
var look = col(); var bgc = col(); t.innerHTML="<b style='background-color:"+look+";font-size:20px;color:"+bgc+"'>"+"Background Color= 'LL' . textcolor= 'AA' </b>";

xl.innerHTML="<BR><h2 style='background-color:"+bgc+";font-size:30px;color:"+look+";'><pre>BGC = AA "+ "TEXT = LL</PRE>"+ "code</h2>"
// combine color and display

var stn = document.getElementById("stn1";

stn.innerHTML ="<br><h3 style='color:"+look+";font-size:24px;'>TEXT I: LL"+ "</h3>";
var terd = document.getElementById("again";
terd.innerHTML="<b style='font-size:21px;color:"+bgc+";'>TEXT II :AA</b>";

//set tbx . bgbx code
tbx.value=look;
bgbx.value = bgc;
}


</script>
</head>
<body>
<fieldset>
<hr>
<b style="font-size:37px;background-color:yellow;color:black;"><center>cOLOR mIx , :</center></b>
<hr>
</fieldset>

<p id="para">

</P>
<fieldset>
<p><h2 id="tall"><hr>
ITS ALL ABOUT COLOR!!</h2>
<b id="stn1">stand alone text :</b>

<code id="again"> SAMPLE TEXT </code>

</p>

<hr>
<p> <button onclick="testc()">change color</button></p>
</fieldset>
<p><center>
<h3><strong>
<u> HEX CODE :</u></strong></h3><b><font size="6">'AA:':</font></b> <input type = "text" id="bgk" value="" size="15" readonly=""></center></p>
<p><center>
<code><bold>HEX CODE.:</bold></code><P>
<b><font size="6">'LL:' :</font></b><input type ="text" id="txtk" value="" size="15" readonly=""></p></center></p>


</body>
</html>
<!-------stop copyhere------->

u'll need a knowledge of 'regular expressions', me think ,
u'll accept the string of numbers entered by the user,
match it against the regular expression , and if its ok, u give a node and permit access,
the regular expression has to be tight! to prevent hacker attack-
and u'll sure git hackers testing the strength of ur security system.