Dear Noble X:
{I tried to email you but I failed, MISERABLY!! My AOL Screen Name, Cyberbean, came with attachments, I hope this mail makes it through the border of all that is good. Please Help! Thanks!} I am lost. I am a very VERY green newbie, and I am struggling on just how to begin. Basically, I have bought a book, entitled, "PHP and MYSQL Web Development" . , I have downloaded mysql-3.23.43.tar.gz, the install for windows document (yes I have not even made it passed the Install! Oh I am PATHETIC!) says to use Setup.exe for windows. The problem is I can not find that file anywhere. The bigger problem is, I do not know which 'platform' to enter any code in, and once entered, how do you run it as a web site???. I have been using FrontPage for my website, mothermachine.com (which is in a state of utter chaos) and found that I really do not like FrontPage. My questionable quest began when I tried to authenticate my message base, and I discovered, after a few wrong turns and dead ends, this whole new world. Basically if any of you can help me out by pointing me in a direction for beginners, I will be ecstatic and will return the favor if I can, maybe by, once I learn, helping out another newbie. I tell you, this message is a New Hope, if not a last resort. I have been hunched over my computer for quite some time. I have Windows 98 on an older computer which I am using to experiment with code. Can you help?. Thanks!!! Jason Mintel -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php