Re: <? view_content(78) ?>



I hope someone can help....

I'm new at all this, so please bear with me. I created a website and
did this all in php using dreamweaver. I later hired a programmer to
connect some forms and reports to an sql database. I later had him
upload all the files to the server.

Now, I need to be able to go in and edit some of the content - not
touching the database. When i download the files from the server and
open them again in Dreamweaver, all the content within the body tags
seem to be replaced with something like:

<? view_content(78) ?> -each php page will have a different number -
this one happens to be 78.

Does this mean that the programmer took all my content out and put
that into the database as well?

If so...why would they do that? Any reaon from a programming view
point? Or just making the pages load faster? Or making it impossible
for me to edit content so I need to re-hire him each time I need
changes?
Thanks everyone,

Abe

IMO you would have been a lot further ahead to have first asked the
programmer. He might have given you a quick answer and you'd be back to
work by now instead of trying to ferret everything out covertly. I
think your programmer should have had first crack at answering your
questions and then, if you weren't satisfied, you would have come here
armed with much more powerful descriptions.
So give the guy/gal a chance; you hired him, accepted the work and
paid him at least partially, so now if there seem to be problems it's
only ethical/reasonable to see what his response would be. It's a
totally acceptable thing to do, especially since your'e a newbie at PHP.
I'll never forget the guy who hired a chimney contractor to inspect
his chimney next door to us in Chgo, and complained because the only
"test" equipment the guy used was a mirror in the cleanout trap, for
about 15 minutes, on a nice, bright sunny day. He paid the next guy who
used a camera 8 times what he paid the first guy, to get the same
identical report; the liner was falling apart. I'm only saying, it's
reasonable to ask because the one who did the work knows what he did and
why. THEN if his answers aren't good, you have something to work with.
Actually, this sounds more like you didn't know what you wanted and
he didn't give you a description of what he planned to do before he
started - two mistakes, but only one probably avoidable.

Just my 2 ¢

Twayne


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