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  1. Silver
    Thanks HartleySan. If others might suggest something better than Notepad2, they are requested to advise whether their recommendation is based on experience or on reliable academic research, giving reference to such research, in any. As Larry did not recommend relying on ranking sites for selecting good host companies, I am afraid ranking sites could not be reliable as well for recommending good text editors.
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    I have been using Notepad++ as a text editor for a while now, however, I realized recently that while the code was error-free, it could not be run. After many many unsuccessful attempts I just felt the code could be stuck somehow and I dropped it one line down. It worked!! From your experience and knowledge, which free text editor you consider best?
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    I just bought Rev. 3 of the book recently along with Effortless E-Commerce. I did not know Rev. 4 was coming so soon, otherwise I would have waited for it. It will take me some time to learn Rev. 3 in depth and was concerned of possible near closure of the forum.
  4. Silver
    Hello Larry, Since Rev. 4 of this book is already in the market, is there a time frame in your mind when you would stop completely this forum and respond no more to queries related to Rev. 3.
  5. Silver
    Tommy, I would appreciate if you could share with us the findings of your research which made you conclude that WEBHOSTINGHUB.COM is your best choice. I am presently searching for a good host company and I think your findings would help.
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    I meant IE BETA 10, Jonathon. I am just a starter, and so lack the depth of knowledge you, Larry, and other advanced friends have, and we really thank you all for sharing your knowledge generously with us. Between IE and Chrome, I already ran into a problem with Chrome that both IE and FF did not have. It was about audio imbedding. A simple code example, where you could replace the audio file with one in your system: <html> <head> </head> <body> <!-- this is an embedded audio file --> <center> <h3>This is an audio test</h3> <embed name="Musictest" src="musictest.mp3" width="300" height="90" loop="false" autostart="false" /> </center> </body> </html> When the file is launched in Chrome in Windows 7 system, the audio player strangely appears on the far left and auto plays (notice the status of autosart is false), leaving a big black box in the spot it should have been. This problem is not there, however, when Chrome is run in Vista system. IE and FF ran trouble-free in both systems. I googled for an asnwer and saw many people facing the same problem, with a comment that there was a glitch in Chrome.
  7. Silver
    Yes Larry, that’s exactly what I meant by “virtual host”, and many thanks for answering my regrettable unclear question.
  8. Silver
    For viewing/running a developed site or script, pls. provide pros. and cons. of using virtual hosts, if any, as opposed to browsers.
  9. Silver
    Latest release of IE excelled in many features. Do you guys think that Firefox is still better for debugging or the latest IE is now comparable or better?
  10. Silver
    Larry, This was my intended post. The last post was posted in error. Sorry for this error. I regret posting unclear questions. What I meant is: When we think of including an argument name within the argument’s parenthesis, do we have to list names that: (a) must always be used in a condition or loop within the code of the same stored procedure, e.g., within IF, WHILE, AS, WHILE, etc. (b ) not necessarily meeting the condition of question (a) above as long as the argument name would be used within the PHP page that is calling the stored procedure. I saw in one example (outside the book) a stored procedure where there was no single argument name listed within the parenthesis, i.e., the parenthesis were completely empty. When do we have to include within the argument parenthesis name(s) and when do we have to leave them blank?
  11. Silver
    Many thanks Larry for flexibility and nice words. One PHP forum has included the following clause in its Terms of Service: "You agree that by creating any content using the Service that you will grant the Company (the forum)a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, transferable, non-exclusive, royalty free license to use said content." May Larry or other friends please explain what this forum means by this clause. Does it mean that any member must pay them from the proceeds of any e.commerce business he/she creates, or if used a complete code/script? Is there any hidden implications or unforeseen risks? Can one safely avail their services if one does not copy a code/script exactly as it is, or is it always better to stay away from such forums? If anybody heard of any legal case that has arisen from similar forums in the past, we would be grateful in sharing it.
  12. Silver
    Hello Larry, I already checked the guidelines before posting this question and found no answer to this topic. Sometimes we come across an issue or information in another forum, e.g. another PHP/MysQl forum, and think of posting it in this forum for getting help or to benefit others. Is this acceptable or there is restriction on addressing topics related to a third party forum?
  13. Silver
    I figured out how to drop a procedure. It goes like this: DROP PROCEDURE name; No arguments or parenthesis used. I am still searching for how to amend a procedure, rather than deleting it, and if one has a ready answer, pls. share it
  14. Silver
    I kind feel more comfortable with stored procedure's code than with naming its arguments. I'd appreciate if one could clarify: 1. Do we list the arguments that would be used only by a specific condition/clause in the stored procedure's code or the PHP page? 2. When do we have to include arguments, and when do we leave it blank?
  15. Silver
    I’d appreciate if one would advise how to amend the name and code of a created stored procedure, if feasible, or drop (delete) it.
  16. Silver
    Many thanks Larry. Now my understanding on which folders to use blank index.html and .htaccess is shaping better, and I would throw these question to dig deeper. 1. instead of a blank index.html in the products folder, can .htaccess alone be included there? If no, why not? If yes, pls. provide a comparison of when index.html alone is included, .htaccess alone is included, both are included. 2. if we would include index.html AND .htaccess in all the folders (which i think you said there is no harm in doing so), would this has any impact on performace, usability, time, and money? How? 3. is there any additional resources about the usage of a blank index.html and .htaccess you might suggest which would deepen our understanding of how, when, and where they are used.
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    Figure 2.3 provides good understanding about what should our security target be. Since the more we go to the right of that scale affects performance, usability, time, and money, is there a way experienced programmers use to assess security if stringent or lax or to see the actual effect on performance, usability, time, and money once a site is fully developed but prior to officially launching it, or shortly after launching? In other words, are there some tests done, the results of which make the developer increases or decreases security levels?
  18. Silver
    Yes Jonathon, it is the only writable folder, but is inclusion of index.html into the other folders good to do, or is considered belt and braces? are there technical or programming restrictions or advantages or disadvantages that arise from such inclusion?
  19. Silver
    No Jonathan. The products folder is among 7 folders included in the web root directory. The other folders being: admin, css, images, includes, js, and views.
  20. Silver
    On page 173, a blank index.html page is suggested to be included in the products folder to prevent the server from providing to a nosy visitor a list of the folder's files. Why the products folder is singled our? Shouldn't we include a similar file in all the folders for full protection?
  21. Silver
    Thanks HartleySan. Since $$ and // are doing the job, they are certainly fine, however, I wanted to know if any other characters or signs besides $$, // could be used for the same purpose, and if there are any pros or cons or other differences in using $$ over //. This is simply not about why we use $$, //, but rather about whether or not there are differences in their usage. To give an example: both 'include' and 'require' do the same job (including a file into another), however, there is a difference when one is used over the other.
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    In the book a stored procedure's DELIMITER and END both end with double dollar signs ($$), in some other sources I found them ending with double forward slashes (//). Are there any other signs/characters used for same? I also presume that such signs and characters have no inherent differences in what the stored procedure does. If there is any difference pertaining to the type of charcters/signs used after DELIMITER and END, we would appreciate knowing it.
  23. Silver
    Thanks Larry. If feasible, we would appreciate sharing from your experience and knowledge your top 3-5 favourite hosts and justifications. Is there also a recommended list of questions (template of questions) we should ask the webhosts? Another template of how to assess and rank them according to their responses would add a lot of value. Templates could be your own or from another source you trust or happy with. While the question is addressed to Larry, other freinds are requested to share any such templates they might have, referring to the source, if any.
  24. Silver
    In addition to the personal experience of individuals, which are important, if anyone could share a trust-worthy site or resource ranking webhosts according to well-established criterias for the benefit of all.
  25. Silver
    Hi Larry, On page 189, first note, you ran a few benchmarks and found stored procedures to be running significantly faster than the literal queries. Would you please share with us details of what you have done to enable us do it ourselves?
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