…If you attempt to use echo or print to display…the whole contents of an array it wont work in PHP.…In this page an array has been created…above the Doctype on lines two and three and…on line 15 echo is being used in…an attempt to display the contents of the array.…Let's see what that look like, in a browser,…and we'll just zoom in to read that more clearly.…And it says array to string conversion,…gives the location, and then simply displays the word Array.…
Unlike Javascript, PHP doesn't automatically…convert the array to a string.…You need to convert it yourself using the delightfully named implode function.…It's called that because it does the opposite of another…function called explode that breaks a string into an array.…So let's see how implode works let's go back to the editing program.…We still…need echo because that will display the output of the implode function, but we…need to pass flowers, the array, as the argument to the implode function.…
So, implode, and then the argument has to go between…parentheses, and if we save that, go back to the browser, and refresh.…
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12/9/2013Note: This course was recorded with Adobe Dreamweaver, but you can use the code editor of your choice to follow along.
- How to use PHP in a webpage
- Storing and displaying text and numbers in variables
- Using functions
- Adding comments to your PHP scripts
- Moving common page elements to include files
- Displaying different content on a page
- Working with multiple values in arrays and loops
- Getting form input sent by the POST method
- Using PHP sessions to preserve data
- Storing data in session variables
- Connecting to and querying a database
- Handling errors
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 30s
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Using the exercise files5m 13s
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1. Introduction to PHP
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How to use PHP in a web page6m 43s
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2. Using Server-Side Includes for Common Page Elements
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3. Using Conditions to Change Page Output
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How PHP makes decisions3m 30s
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4. Working with Multiple Values in Arrays and Loops
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Labeling array elements7m 21s
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5. Getting User Input from a Form
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Calculating the order total6m 34s
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6. Displaying Content from a Database
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Loading data into MySQL5m 37s
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Connecting to the database7m 47s
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Querying the database6m 15s
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Linking to a details page2m 40s
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7. Handling Errors
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Dealing with PHP errors4m 15s
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Tracking down parse errors4m 32s
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Conclusion
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What's next?2m 26s
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