Some help please!

[Sientje]

Hello everyone,
I need some help with php. To tell the truth, I have never written php before, although I have been making website with just HTML and CSS. I now have registered my own domain and hosting for the first time, and I would like to work with php, also learn it by working with it. The main interrest is in using them for a secure login process on my website.

• Can anyone tell me some usefull online tutorials besides the one on php.net?
• How should I get started? What do I need? What do I need to configure? I know I will probably need php and mysql, but how do I configure all these things?
• Can I edit php with frontpage? How to enable this? If not, what editor should I use?
• I have now downloaded the Apache2Triad package which includes php, mysql and apache server and a bunch of other things? Is this a good package? I guess I don't need the Apache server, since I can run it directly on the server? Or is this still recommended?

Please some help! Thank you very much in advance!!

[laserlight]

Can anyone tell me some usefull online tutorials besides the one on php.net?

You could source for books at your local library, and of course phpbuilder.com itself has a number of articles.

How should I get started? What do I need? What do I need to configure? I know I will probably need php and mysql, but how do I configure all these things?

What tools you need of course depend on what features you require.
Check if your host provides PHP and some database support, e.g. mysql as you mentioned.
If you're hosting on your own comp, then exact instructions depends on your OS, but the PHP Manual probably would have some info.

Can I edit php with frontpage? How to enable this? If not, what editor should I use?

I dont use frontpage.
I suggest using a text editor, such as Win32Pad