# Want to get started with autodialer, but PHP is scary, plz help thanks. **URL:** \ **Category:** Tech\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470 "2019-06-19T23:44:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sweenswoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@sweenswoon](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/sweenswoon)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/1 "2019-06-19T23:44:09Z")
Been beeminding for a while now, recently wanted to try out API stuff to maximize beemindy-ness. Completely new to all this PHP and localhost stuff. Got as far as downloading the files from this post [[Help yourself to some API files](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/help-yourself-to-some-api-files/524) ] and enabling localhost on my computer, but attempting to access the php files throws a 404.3 and gives me some stuff about MIME types and handlers. I guess I haven’t finished setting everything up, but I’m completely lost as for what to do next. Any pointers? ---
**Author:** ![matti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/matti/32/2506_2.png) [@matti](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/matti)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/2 "2019-06-20T06:56:13Z")
Any chance that you know how to use docker? I have dockerized the beeminder dashboard so you just need docker and then to change the config files: [https://github.com/openmedi/beedash](https://github.com/openmedi/beedash) ---
**Author:** ![mary](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/mary/32/317_2.png) [@mary](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mary)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/3 "2019-06-21T16:55:36Z")
I’m the person who wrote the autodialer, but I don’t really know PHP well enough to actually help! (When it comes to programming, everything I’ve done has used duct tape and trial and error.) I’m gonna tag in a few people so that enough eyes get on it for someone to maybe be able to point you in the right direction. (@adamwolf, @apb,@are, @bee, @dreev, @philip) ---
**Author:** ![zedmango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c67d28/32.png) [@zedmango](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/zedmango)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/4 "2019-06-23T05:29:32Z")
What exactly is the error you’re getting? Can you show us? ---
**Author:** ![narthur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/narthur/32/5113_2.png) [@narthur](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/narthur)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/5 "2020-12-29T11:10:24Z")
@matti Did you change your GitHub username? I’m not able to access that link. ---
**Author:** ![matti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/matti/32/2506_2.png) [@matti](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/matti)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/6 "2021-01-03T16:39:07Z")
Sorry the repo is lost, so somebody would need to start from scratch, sadly… ---
**Author:** ![zedmango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c67d28/32.png) [@zedmango](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/zedmango)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/7 "2021-01-03T19:16:14Z")
How could it be lost if it was on github? ---
**Author:** ![matti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/matti/32/2506_2.png) [@matti](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/matti)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/want-to-get-started-with-autodialer-but-php-is-scary-plz-help-thanks/5470/8 "2021-01-04T15:44:42Z")
Because I deleted that account for personal reasons. And I didn’t have local backups of all the repos.