Subj : test
To   : mark lewis
From : Mike Miller
Date : Fri May 07 2004 11:24 am

Hello mark.

06 May 04 15:11, you wrote to Russell Tiedt:


 CH>>>> I have no desire to learn any languages... I'm not a
 CH>>>> programmer... Don't want to be... :)  I do design and
 CH>>>> implement databases, such as PHP, SQL, etc...

 ml>>> FWIW: that /is/ programming...

 RT>> So I am in the process of becoming a programmer, know of any
 RT>> PHP,or PERl tutorials, something to get me going, without a
 RT>> massive learning curve, tho I suspect that it is
 RT>> asking/expecting a bit much to ask, but I have none the less.
 RT>> :-)

 ml> i'm kinda looking for something along those lines, too... i'm easily
 ml> worn out trying to learn from reading other's code, these days... i
 ml> just don't seem to have the stamina that i once had for this stuff...
 ml> i started to print the PHP docs some time back until i discovered they
 ml> were some 900 pages (IIRC... a too large number for printing,
 ml> anyway)... i had thought about purchasing a PHP book but always balked
 ml> at their price... until i was going to print the doc...

 ml> as for SQL, one would need a book for the database one is working
 ml> with... i'm sure that a general SQL book would go a long way but some
 ml> databases have their pecularities...


 MySQL is one of the most Popular DB's for small systems. It's fast and 
reliable (to a point) and happens to by my SQL DB of choice. Most PHP books, 
when referencing an SQL DB, will use mySQL as the primary example.


Mike

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