Thomas Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 So 20 minutes later and all I've done is copied and pasted code from one page to another and it still doesn't work. So I thought 'I know I will start all over again' to start the processes of copying and pasting all over again. Anyone got any ideas to help me: Stick to it Help teach me php Stop me from Copy and Pasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalize Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Are you copying your previous work of tutorials? If the latter then do it yourself and do not copy paste. What's not working anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yeah, you're going to help us out some with the details. Help us help you? What isn't working? What are you trying to learn? How much php do you already know? And as for the "stick with it" part, are you having motivation issues or just getting frustrated now and discouraged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 I was copying and pasting this guide from w3Schools Forums. However I was editing it to fit with this database set-up and to also only allow people with special fields in the GM field to login. However it doesn't seem to want to work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalize Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 You still haven't mentioned what doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Sorry, to be honest I hardly know what I am doing. I think I might just leave it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeTheLobster Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 This is known as biting off more than you can chew. We all do it, of course. I once spent an entire weekend repairing a website after I installed a new phpBB and Coppermine theme on it... and broke absolutely everything. And I mean absolutely everything. Always start with something smaller than you think you can handle: it's almost guaranteed not to be small at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumblepie Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Always start with something smaller than you think you can handle: it's almost guaranteed not to be small at all! Tell me about it! Reminds me of a time when I had a stupid div closure code that was missing and it messed up the whole page! Took me 2 days to find out what was wrong. Bah! So.... let's make that 20 minutes and counting, shall we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psufootball Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I've found that one of the worst things you can do is copy/paste when trying to teach yourself. Even if you are just recite-typing the code from a website or book point-blank you are still getting the feel for it. You won't ever get that kind of pickup by just using CTRL+C/CTRL+V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I've found that one of the worst things you can do is copy/paste when trying to teach yourself. Even if you are just recite-typing the code from a website or book point-blank you are still getting the feel for it. You won't ever get that kind of pickup by just using CTRL+C/CTRL+V. Exactly what he said! Also, Try starting off with smaller projects you're jumping into a 9ft deep pool when just learning how to swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumblepie Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I've found that one of the worst things you can do is copy/paste when trying to teach yourself. Even if you are just recite-typing the code from a website or book point-blank you are still getting the feel for it. You won't ever get that kind of pickup by just using CTRL+C/CTRL+V. The only thing worse than that is not typing the code from the book at all. I do that and can't remember what I read most of the time. Reading it all over again is not fun. Bah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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