Re: Make Frontpage generate PHP/MySQL query?

From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:13:29 -0400

Chris, you can not run PHP scripts on a ASP, as the ASP dll doesn't know how to handle PHP coding
unless you want to the page to run access both the ASP and PHP dlls. 

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"Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uB8c8xIsEHA.3324@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> nah, that's just a way to make FrontPage not freak out about the <? tags.
> I'm wondering about running php on an .asp page.
>
> btw, <? ?> shows as a script block just like <% %> does in design view of
> FrontPage 2003.  I think another good way to get FrontPage not to freak out
> with php is not using the <? ?> at all and just surrounding the code with
> <script language="php"> </script>.
> but to keep FrontPage functionality I like to just set the server to process
> php code on an htm/html page.  I have instructions on how to do this here:
> http://contentseed.com/help/files/PHP_as_HTM-HTML.pdf
> it's amazing how everything in FrontPage "stays normal" and you can use any
> FrontPage component such as include page, nav bars, etc.  which you can't do
> if the page has a .php extension.
>
> --
> Chris Leeds,
> Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
>
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> "Don" <Don@cccccccccc.com> wrote in message
> news:#xYh4MIsEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > The link I gave was to an excerpt from Jim Buyens Book "FrontPage 2003
> > Insideout"..
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011092991033.aspx
> >
> > Half way down the page is..
> >
> > "Change settings in FrontPage 2003
> > Before you can use PHP with FrontPage 2003, you must make the following
> > changes to settings in FrontPage: "
> >
> > So maybe Jim Buyens can shed some light on the subject?
> >
> > Just a thought
> >
> > Don
> > ====================
> > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:eetIBcGsEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > | I've tried the same thing, sort of.  I've even switched the typical <?
> to
> > | <script language="php"> and </script> to no avail also.
> > |
> > | maybe it is just a theoretical thing that people "say" but nobody has
> ever
> > | done.
> > |
> > | --
> > | Chris Leeds,
> > | Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> > |
> > | Make More Money with Less Work
> > | Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
> > | http://contentseed.com/
> > | --
> > | "Ronx" <ronx917@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > | news:OilsurFsEHA.2096@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > | > Chris,
> > | >
> > | > The syntax is
> > | > <% @ Language=Perlscript %>
> > | >
> > | > to use Perl as the asp scripting language.
> > | >
> > | > My server runs PHP pages, but does not recognise PHP as a scripting
> > | language
> > | > when used in ASP pages.  I also have not been able to find the how for
> > | PHP.
> > | > I checked the PHP documentation at www.php.net  (which uses Google for
> > | > searches).
> > | >
> > | > --
> > | > Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> > | >
> > | > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
> > | > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > | > news:%23xpK7WFsEHA.3076@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > | > > Thanks in advance Ronx,
> > | > > I've googled a little and found no mention of exactly HOW, but lots
> of
> > | > > comments that you COULD.  Figured it was the usual "scholarly"
> > | > > proclamations
> > | > > without any real-world practice to back it up. ;-)
> > | > >
> > | > > --
> > | > > Chris Leeds,
> > | > > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> > | > >
> > | > > Make More Money with Less Work
> > | > > Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
> > | > > http://contentseed.com/
> > | > > --
> > | > > "Ronx" <ronx917@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > | > > news:eXYxiKFsEHA.736@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > | > >> The books are right.
> > | > >>
> > | > >> I don't recall the exact details, but the first line on the page
> > should
> > | > >> be
> > | > >> something like
> > | > >>
> > | > >> @language=PHP
> > | > >>
> > | > >> I'll see what I can find.
> > | > >>
> > | > >> --
> > | > >> Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> > | > >>
> > | > >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
> > | > >>
> > | > >> "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > | > >> news:e7Ku3$EsEHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > | > >> > Ronx,
> > | > >> > Maybe you know this;
> > | > >> > I've seen in books and on the net where they say ".asp isn't a
> > | > > programming
> > | > >> > language but a platform, you can use vbscript, jscript...." some
> go
> > | on
> > | > > to
> > | > >> > say you could even use php code on an .asp page.
> > | > >> >
> > | > >> > I've seen the "you could even use php on an .asp page" several
> > times
> > | > >> > but
> > | > >> > none of these places say HOW.
> > | > >> >
> > | > >> > Does anyone know HOW this might be done?
> > | > >> >
> > | > >> > TIA
> > | > >> >
> > | > >> > --
> > | > >> > Chris Leeds,
> > | > >> > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> > | > >> >
> > | > >> > Make More Money with Less Work
> > | > >> > Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
> > | > >> > http://contentseed.com/
> > | > >> > --
> > | > >> > "Ronx" <ronx917@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > | > >> > news:OMn6T1CsEHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > | > >> >> The PHP interpreter's .ini file can be set to use ASP tags, as
> > well
> > | as
> > | > >> >> the
> > | > >> >> native <? tags.  Of course, the set up has to be done on the
> > server.
> > | > >> >>
> > | > >> >> --
> > | > >> >> Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> > | > >> >>
> > | > >> >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
> > | > >> >> "David Baxter" <spam-me@junkmail.com> wrote in message
> > | > >> >> news:OHaT3wAsEHA.416@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > | > >> >> > Question: when using those "ASP-like tags", what does that do
> to
> > | the
> > | > >> >> > php
> > | > >> >> > interpreter? why doesn't it confuse it?
> > | > >> >> >
> > | > >> >> > "Don" <Don@cccccccccc.com> wrote in message
> > | > >> >> > news:%23kjIeHAsEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > | > >> >> >> You Might have already looked at this but I thought I would
> > give
> > | > >> >> >> you
> > | > >> >> > the
> > | > >> >> >> link...
> > | > >> >> >>
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011092991033.aspx
> > | > >> >> >>
> > | > >> >> >> Helpful hints like.....
> > | > >> >> >>
> > | > >> >> >> Use ASP-like <% and %> tags instead of the <? php?> tags.
> This
> > | > >> >> >> stops
> > | > >> >> >> FrontPage from reformatting your PHP code.
> > | > >> >> >>
> > | > >> >> >> HTH
> > | > >> >> >>
> > | > >> >> >> Don
> > | > >> >> >> ==================
> > | > >> >> >> "jolness" <jolness@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > | > >> >> >> news:21c401c4afff$6f790560$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > | > >> >> >> | I'm trying to use Frontpage to automatically generate PHP
> > | > >> >> >> | scripts that will enable me to access a MySQL database.
> > | > >> >> >> | Is there an easy way to do that, or must I write the PHP
> > | > >> >> >> | code by hand?
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