I am beginning to dig into PHP scripting a bit more. I want a custom script and there is no money at this time of year to get it programmed. I have some interest in PHP anyway as all of the dynamic sites use PHP scripts, so it is time that I learn a bit more. This will be interesting.

I looked at the PHP manual on the php.net site, but it is written with the expectation that the reader has some programming knowledge in other common computer languages. I had an intro to computer programming course in college about 40 years ago, but haven’t looked at it since. That was in Fortran. The basic knowledge of programming flow will probably help, but I remember basically nothing from the course work and little of it would apply anyway. I am going to need to find some material that is more basic.

The W3C schools has some PHP tutorial content. I think that will be my next stop on this journey. I have seen another tutorial site to which I may return, as well. What I probably really need for the current project is a cookbook approach. I will probably be able to find specific tutorials for the parts that I need various places on the web, or I may find something close and modify it.

I may have to walk before I run. I might not be able to get all the features I would like until I learn more, but I think that I am close to a place where I could make something usable. I can build a basic version that will get things started and then update it later with additional features.

In writing this I have come up with some new ideas. I will try to remember to tell you how it all turned out.

Tags: Learning PHP, PHP scripting

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