The significant challenges that we face today cannot be resolved by the same level of thinking that created them.

Hi there and welcome to our new subscribers. Most of you know I have been travelling with my husband again and we've been on the road since the first of June on this trip. I love seeing the sights that our countries have to offer but I'll tell you, being in such close proximity to two tornadoes in two days was plenty for me. It was both scary and unbelievably awesome at the same time.

We're back in Canada and don't have access to our Wi-Fi connection. Finding a data line isn't all that difficult but the service can be pretty bad. We've had a cable connection at home for about two and a half years and it doesn't take long before you forget what a dial-up connection was like.

And when using a dial-up connection it pains me even more than the cost to have to deal with thousands of spam messages I receive each and every week. I have started noticing some patterns and have every intention of starting my own little investigation. With nonsense like the Bonded Sender program raising its ugly head, I'd like to know who is going to pay me for all the spam trying to gain entry to my Inbox. As far as I'm concerned, that's about the only way email would have any value for me.

Our Feature Article comes to us from Shelley Lowery, one of my favorite authors. In Bring Your Web Site to Life With PHP Shelley explains what PHP is, how to use it and also provides a script so that you can check to see whether your current host provides it. This article is full of helpful information and resources you can use.

Today's Special Feature is an inspiring piece written by Robin Harris, entitled Your Extraordinary Life Is A Life You Design!. It's an excellent article that speaks for itself.

Have a great day and keep smiling.

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PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, is a highly popular, server-side scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML coding.

PHP can do anything that CGI can do, such as process form data and auto generate dynamic content, but PHP can do much more.

It can be used on all major operating systems and supports most web servers.

PHP is used by inserting PHP code inside your web page's HTML code. When the page is called, your server automatically executes the code. What's more, your visitors don't need any special plug-ins for the code to run, as it will be displayed just like your HTML coding.

As PHP is a server-side scripting language, although your visitors will not need to install any new software, PHP must be set up on your server.

Following is a very simple script that will test your server to ensure PHP is installed. It is a standard PHP function called phpinfo, which instructs the browser to print out information in regard to the set up of your server.

To use the script, simply copy the following three lines of code and paste them into a plain text editor, such as Note Pad.

Note: To enable the code to display properly, a period has been added following the opening bracket. You'll need to remove this period prior to using the code.

<.? phpinfo(); ?>

Save the file as phpinfo.php and upload it to your server where you store your HTML files. To run the script, simply point your browser to the script address. It should look something like this:
http://www.yourdomain.com/phpinfo.php

If PHP is installed on your server, you will be presented with a page of information about the PHP installed on your server.

If PHP isn't installed, you will be prompted to download the file. In this case, you'll need to contact your web host and ask them to install it, as it is free to download and install.

You can learn more about PHP and download it at http://www.PHP.net.

If you'd like to try some PHP scripts on your site, here are some great scripts to get you started:

PhpAdsNew - Rotating Ads
http://phpadsnew.com/two/

If you'd like to have a rotating ad system on your web site, this great script is an open-source ad server that provides a professional ad management and tracking system. Not only can you rotate banner ads, but you can also rotate buttons, pop-ups, text ads, DHTML banners and much more.

PHP Message/Quote of the Day
http://www.interaction-design.org/scripts/quote_of_the_day/

If you're looking for a simple way to display a "Quote of the Day," this script is for you. It consists of a simple script that's easy to customize. You simply add any number of quotes, tips or whatever you'd like, into the database and the script will display a new message each day.

BMachine - Blogging
http://boastology.com/

Would you like to start your own blog? This script will enable you to do just that. It's loaded with features, including calendar, file attachments, event display, unlimited categories, IP blocking, referrer tracking, search and much more.

Clicks Counter Pro - Link Tracking
http://www.clicks-counter-pro.com/

Testing and tracking your marketing strategies is an important part of doing business. Clicks Counter Pro is a PHP script that will enable you to track your clicks, downloads and advertising campaigns with real time statistics. Very reasonably priced.

Link Department - Link Indexing
http://www.hitcode.com/products/linkdept/

If you've ever wanted an easy way to set up a link indexing system on your site, this script may be your answer. Link Department will enable you to easily create and maintain a link directory. The system is fully manageable and completely template driven, so it will easily blend in with your existing design.

PhpDig - Search Utility
http://www.phpdig.net/

If you would like to enable your visitors to search your site, PhpDig is a web spider and search engine utility you can install on your web site. This powerful script indexes your pages and builds a glossary of keywords found in the page.

PhpBB - Bulletin Board
http://www.phpbb.com/

PhpBB is a fast and efficient, highly customizable, open- source bulletin board system. This highly professional looking system will enable you to create an interactive community on your web site and keep your visitors coming back again and again.

To learn more about PHP, visit the following web sites:
http://www.alt-php-faq.org/
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/

To find more PHP scripts, visit the following web sites:
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/index.html
http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/

PHP is a freely distributed open-source language, which means if you would like to learn the language, there is a wealth of information available on the Internet to assist you. Why not give it a try? You may be surprised how easy it really is to write your own scripts.

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Shelley Lowery is the author of the acclaimed web design course, Web Design Mastery. Web Design Mastery. An in-depth guide to professional web site design. Visit Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to Etips and receive a copy of the acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies." http://www.web-source.net

Be willing to let anything happen.

Each time you send love in response to hate, you diffuse the hate.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love.

Freedom is actually a bigger game than power. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash.
- Harriet Rubin

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
- Abraham Lincoln

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.
- Lloyd Alexander

Your Extraordinary Life Is A Life You Design!
by Robin Harris

Imagine that right now, right here, today. There is within your grasp not one but several opportunities to redesign specific aspects of your life so that the sum total is a life you absolutely love. Then imagine that the only thing standing between you and your opportunities is a closed mind, fear, habits, concern, worry, drama, or perhaps mental, physical, and emotional clutter. Do you know what a default is? It's what you get when you don't choose to get something else and for most of us a default life is average and mediocre with sprinkles of joy in between. A default life is living for the weekend. A default like is hanging on 'til retirement. A default life is waiting for the kids to grow up, move out, and finish college. A default life is waiting, and waiting, and waiting for things to get better someday, one day.

Most people don't accidentally have a great life, a great job, a great marriage, a great body, or great children. I don't know about you but I am not touched, moved, or inspired by mediocrity. I don't aspire to live an average life, with an average job, and celebrate twenty-something anniversaries in an average marriage. My spirit longs for relationships and experiences that cause me to love deeply, grow profoundly, and see the magnificence in all of life. I can't have that kind of life if I am settling for the default. My name is Robin Harris and I am a coach, an author, a certified Highlands Natural Abilities Counsultant, and I am the CEO of DesignerLife, a transformational business dedicated to helping individuals live by design; not by default. And today I just want to talk to you about designing a life you absolutely love. I call it the DesignerLife.

Think of a piece of art that is not only beautiful but extremely functional. Just like a beautiful warm and cozy home provides sanctuary and focus for a family, a DesignerLife provides sanctuary and focus for the soul. Just like each room in that house has its own motif and purpose, each area of the DesignerLife has its own motif and purpose. Just like all of the rooms together, even the hallways and pantry make up the house, all of the areas of our lives make up the DesignerLife. A DesignerLife has been lovingly designed and architected to honor your best and your highest good and it includes spiritual hallways and pantries, too. Mmm, it sounds wonderful, doesn't it?

I want you to consider a show home that has never been lived in. Everything is just so beautifully pristine and sterile. That's because it's for show but when the family moves in they bring their energy, their style, their nuances, their touch and the house becomes a home. It's not perfect, but it is. It's not immaculate but it's naturally inviting. The DesignerLife is a life you design that is natural, expanding, and very, very inviting not only to you but to other sojourners, also. We have so long been looking to the system, the companies we work for, the businesses we have built, the country we live in to sustain our way of life. Today is a new day, and the comfort of what we knew has passed away, it's time to excavate, renovate, and develop our most precious resources: our soul's dreams, our natural gifts, and our talents. It's time for us to evolve to the next level and some sojourners are going to go kicking and screaming, and some won't go at all. You probably thought the creation was completed millions of years ago, oh no. Humans are still in process and every so often life says "hold on, wait a minute, it's time to shift and leap baby". You can plod along for only so long before life demands that you run fast or get eaten. The new paradigm is not for survivors, it's for thrivers; people who are ready to unleash their potential into the world.

You see, the magnificent being that you are is not your doing. You didn't design it, you didn't create it, so there no reason to be arrogant about it. It's a gift. Don't just say thank you. Gratitude is only the beginning, there's also a measure of responsibility and accountability that fall on the shoulders of the gifted. And we all are gifted. It is our responsibility to nurture our magnificence, to develop it, and express it profoundly in the world that we live in. Your magnificence is not only going to give you a life you love, it's going to touch, move and inspire others. Divine intention will have you be great in ways you cannot even imagine. Divine intention will have your biggest mistakes sow seeds of wisdom and contribution to others. Divine intention will have you become the student and the teacher in life's next evolution. The next evolution will have human beings manifest the Creator's abundant, loving, creative nature.

When you really think about it, I mean see it with your mind's eye, in vibrant living colors, it should be so awesome it sends chills up your spine. I'm not talking about a superficial life where people are pretending to be happy, pretending that the marriage is working, pretending that the kids aren't driving them crazy, pretending that life is in order when chaos is actually the king. I'm not talking about having more, more, more while feeling less, less, less. I'm talking about a life where your soul is satisfied. This is a life where you have peace of mind, finances in order, and a healthy mind, body and spirit. This is a life with relationships that inspire and stimulate you, intimacy that heals and thrills you, and family and community for mutual love and support. This is a life complete with meaningful and fulfilling work that uses your gifts and talents and honors your uniqueness. This is a life where there is adequate time for self-nourishment, self-investment, fun and relaxation. And this is a life where you receive an abundance of joy by contributing to the well being of others who are on the planet with you now, as well as those who will be coming in the future.

I can't tell you the details of your DesignerLife. I can't tell you how living a life you absolutely love will show up for you. I only know that the process of designing that kind of life will rock your world. I know somebody out there is saying, pfff you must be dreaming. and my response is "yes, and your point is."

You see if it were left up to the practical people, the realists of the world, we'd still be huddled in a cold cave without a fire to warm us. I'm not just a dreamer, oh no: I'm a possibility chick with a plan. You see a designer life is not just about dreaming about it, thinking about it, longing for it, hoping for it, praying for it. A DesignerLife is about intention; the kind of intention that produces action, the kind of action that produces results.

The road less traveled is full of uncertainty, but the other road, the popular one can only take you where you've already been. Having an extraordinary life, a life you absolutely love is gonna seem like way too much work to the average person. It's not going to appeal to the person courting mediocrity. It's not going to excite the person who is content with waiting for some day, one day. It doesn't call to the practical or the realist. So if you fall into one of these categories, cover your ears cause this message isn't for you. I'm talking to the people who caught a glimpse of possibility for their own life, for the sojourners who are ready to unleash their potential out in the real world, and for the people who can't stand the thought of settling for the default life.

Your most challenging obstacle is not the present or past circumstances of your life, the things you did or didn't do, it's not your age, your gender, your race, it's not the naysayers or critics or the practical realist who are convinced your dreams and aspirations are a waste of time, oh these are all challenges to be dealt with on their own terms but by far the biggest challenge you will face is your own self doubt, lack of commitment, and fear. Getting over yourself is the single most forwarding action you can take to move toward your own magnificence. I want to ask you for a huge favor and here it is. Get over yourself and just be magnificent.

Robin Harris is a DesignerLife Coach who works with high performance achievers, entrepreneurs, and individuals going through career transitions. Contact Robin through her web site http://www.designerlifecoaching.com or by email robin@designerlifecoaching.com

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