Originally Posted by ncmason
Thanks, I'm looking at the PHP & mySQL for Dummies book. It's lookin' good so far.
Thanks,
Mason
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Don't get anything from the for dummies series. The books are slow and the attempts at humor are poor. Get
PHP5 in easy steps by Mike McGrath.
Originally Posted by trs21219
it also makes your applications run faster
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Not normally true, OOP normally takes longer but its advantages outweigh the speed issues if you use it for the right thing.
Don't worry about OOP till it comes, large scale techniques wont even be an issue for a long time.
As for PHP and SQL, mysql will make itself apparent when the time comes. Working with databases is a large part of PHP so learn mysql when the time comes. It probably won't make too much sense until you have a practical use anyway.