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    Learning All I Can izwar's Avatar
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    Learning PHP i bought this book called PHP and MYSQL for dynamic websites 2nd edition by larry ullman, its a bit more complex then others but i want to learn good stuff wen im done. Ive already read 50 pages and know all about variables, sinlge quotes, double, constants, REQUEST varibales with forms all the echoes, i made my own form not using the book when i was done and its all going good, i think its pretty cool, hopefully this attitude stays when the real stuff starts coming along lol.

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    Great stuff, you almost motivated to learn as well. But not quite. It seems so time consuming, and I keep thinking about algebre, which I do way too much of already. Was it particularly hard to learn. What sort of things can you put together using basic knowledge?

    I need more time, maybe I'll buy a book next holidays.

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    well im only 50 pages in and i know all the stuff i said above already, as far as making something i made a simple form with w/e u want in it, name, age, comments etc, and wen u submit the form on the next page it says thank you "name" your comment of "comment" was received so basicly just displaying w/e info you put in. This is only like 45 pages into it still got like 400 so im excited and i actualy like it. The algebra doesnt seem to crazy, i mean at most its jus basic arithmatic operations it doesnt seem like anything to crazy to deal with. But yea its not that hard either, at the beggining i was having trouble gettin things to work but i realized if you even miss one dam colon, or one letter the whole thing is shot and wont work lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by izwar
    But yea its not that hard either, at the beggining i was having trouble gettin things to work but i realized if you even miss one dam colon, or one letter the whole thing is shot and wont work lol.
    Yep, you have to be spot on with your programming. I wouldn't worry about algebra in using PHP - I doubt you'll need anything more than basic arithmetic.

    Good work on getting started - its definitely worth knowing what you can do with PHP etc. Also get yourself some knowledge of SEO, then you can start building some successful sites!

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    Dman. I should get into PHP, mySQL sounds pretty simple. just pretty much managing a DB using text commands rather than a UI. It would be awesome to have the freedom to make sites in whatever way you want.

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    hey with the new book i got its much much easier and everything is flowing great no complaints, im learning a lot. today im starting the chapter on sending smttp emails, the mysql section and connecting seems alittle scary but that seems wehre the good stuff is.

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    If you can find a nice, small, re-usable function for connection to MySQL, then you won't find it so daunting I'd recommend the Sitepoint PHP/MySQL books if you don't have them already, especially the "Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL" one - it's in its 3rd edition, so you may be able to find the 1st of 2nd editions relatively cheaply. It's a decent primer.
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