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I am very confused about setting up php on a web hosting service such as tripod. What files do you upload to get the php scripts to function properly?

Well, it depends on how your web hosting service functions. Most Web-hosters come with PHP support, so then all you should have to do is replace .html with .php at the end of your file. (And put PHP code in it, as well.) But, if your Web-Hoster doesn't have PHP installed, you'll have a problem using PHP on your web pages.

Best to contact your Web-Hoster

-Reth

Last I checked Tripod didn't support php and was full of ads, go find someone reasonable even if you aren't willing to pay for it, theres hundreds of free hosts out there.

http://www.freewebspace.net is a great website that has been running for YEARS. The advance search lets you get very specific so you can easily find a host that supports php, has no ads, and so on. If a free hosting service supports PHP, there would be no setup for you to do, aside from possibly being restricted to a folder or having to use a specific extention such as .php or .php4 (although you can use .htaccess files to change this and will go into detail about that if need be).

In all honesty, it's probably not worth it to deal with the hassle of finding a PHP-supporting web server...just get a little space for $30 a year or whatever pocket change it's gotten down to lately, and you're good to go. Plus no ads. Which is good.

I have to agree with dante on this one. These days you can get a small hosting site wfor 30 dollars a year and have more than enough space to hose your personal files and site.

A good one is asmallorange.com

The same thing could be said about shells though =). If you just want to try learning php and don't want to host a local server, then I'd suggest checking the site I mention above (there are a few hosts that offer php service, a good amount of space, and no ads for free). If you want to host a website for more than a small group to see and enjoy, then it wouldn't be a bad idea to spend a small amount of money. In fact the same exact thing could be said about shell services such as Phoenix Network. It's a great network to learn with and have fun, but you wouldn't want to put any critical services on the shared servers that HAD to be up and running all the time.

A friend of mine hosted me and a bunch of others on webspace she paid like AU$10/month for. You could go together with some mates and get full-featured PHP/Perl/MySQL/ladidadida web hosting.

Or, if you don't need much bandwidth (ie. only a few users, not 1000 hits/day), you could set up a server on a broadband home connection. It's a fun learning experience to build and set up the server.

-pcweirdo.

Their are loads of free webhosts.
I'm currently already on the same one for about one year and 4 months
They are already around for 5 years.
No ads on the users their page.

But i don't think i should post a link to it here since they offer hosting here to.
I think that is just basic respect eh.

Just one last link, DREAM HOST is fairly stable and alot of dev guys use it to support individual projects away from sourceforge and savannah..

This disscussion should be locked before it gets out of hand..
PLEASE LOCK IT DOWN.

There are not many free web-space providers with PHP, which are free. I'd suggest a non-free solution. They are not expensive and you get what you need ready to use.

http://www.po.gs
This site has control panel, ftp access and several scripting languages that you can use. There is a quote on sign up per day, but once you get in it is worth the wait. Hope this helps!

It might be nice to point to a place where Phoenix lists themselves.

But, I wanted to share a story with you. I was searching for a good hosting site because my shared hosting was a great price, but sometimes it just was dog slow and the CPU load got too high.

It took me forever to decide what I wanted.
There are tons of options, tons of free providers, some advertise some don't. Has anyone see a really good review site of hosting providers that break them down by categories?

i could sugest a very good hosting company that has mysql database and php support http://www.lx.ro it has 350 mb no banners no pop ups and they are quite stable if someone need to make an account there and don't understend the language contact me and i will help you .

A demo is http://www.goth.lx.ro a project of mine but i hadn't time to make something productiv on him