How to Upload a PHP File to a Web Server?

[Brendan]

Hi! I need some help. I am trying to configure atma's 1way, but I do not understand one part. It says to implement an online registration you have to copy their PHP file to a web server. It exactly says this:



"So how do I set it up?


1. Copy the file oneway.php to any location on your server. e.g. http://www.mysite.com/registration/oneway.php
2. Use this URL in calling the 1Way online registration functions.


That's literally all!


Almost all commercial servers, both Windows and Linux, will run PHP scripts without you having to do anything special.


The PHP script will create its own flatfile CSV database, regdata.csv. You can later download this file and import it into any spreadsheet or database, or view it with a text editor. It contains the information of dates and number of uses of each serial.


You can also save your own custom information to the online CSV database, such as the user's name."

So what provider can I use, or how do I do it? I need step by step because I have no clue (about PHP). Thanks!

 

[question asker]

You need to register with a web-server that provides PHP functionality. Once registered you can then upload the PHP file to the web-server in the same way you would upload an HTML file. So you just need to find a web-server that supports PHP, and then you will be able to upload the file using an FTP program (or by using the web-servers upload facilities, if it has them).

It says you need a commercial web-server with PHP, but I believe there are free ones out there if you're prepared to spend some time searching. Some of these free web-servers may have some limitations or provisos (typically advertisements). Good luck!