[phplib] Shared server help for PHPLIB and mySQL From: Brant (brant <email protected>)
Date: 06/25/01

Questions for the gurus!

Yes, I'm a newbie at PHPLIB and PHP in general. So please
be nice. :-)

I've done a ton of research and it seems that PHPLIB has
the best set of tools for what I need to do (templates
and database connection).

Unfortunately, I'm hosted on a shared server that is
very restricted in it's configuration. This is my
situation. Workarounds?

1) I cannot change any php or server configuration file.
This is the domain of the ISP and they have been clear
that they will not change for little old me.

I've added the prepend file as an include to each php
file and I've modified the include_path in local.inc
to the appropriate pathway (I hope). Still, I'm getting
errors related mostly to the database not being set up.
Are there other workarounds or ways to test PHPLIB that
don't involve the database?

2) I cannot create or edit .htaccess files. Boy that would
make life easy. But they will not do so.

3) I do not have telnet access to create mysql databases
and tables. I have a mysql database and I've been able to
use a poorly functioning phpMyAdmin to create the tables
but I can't edit them table structure once created. I
can add, edit and delete records with no problem via php
and have done so. My "helpful" ISP said that I should be
able to create/modify tables from a PHP script, but I've
never done this and don't know how.

4) I don't need cookies or user protection/authentication.
All I need is the template engine, plus the elements that
connect to a database for adding, editing, deleting and
searching/viewing records.

Thoughts and suggestions would be great.

In other words, assume I have NO control over my php
and mySQL set-up except through the php files themselves.
This might be helpful for others since such a set-up should
work no matter the configuration (assuming there is a
solution).

Thanks,
Brant

P.S. Please respond to me directly via email since I
read the list only through web archives to keep my mail
load down. If you feel that your reply would help others,
post to the list AND send it to me directly. Thanks for
understanding.

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