I'm just half-kidding. I actually know what PHP is. And yet, I don't know what to do with it !

In fact, I know programming in C, Caml but I feel PHP oriented differently, like in Web scripts, and yet I can't get to understand precisely what !

I mean, when I open a PHP tutorial, it learns me variables stuff, loops, ... but I still don't unterstand what I might achieve with it even if I see all the url with a '.php'.

My point is : if I learn the basics I wouldn't even know what to do with them ...
For example, when I learnt C, I knew the uses, the objectives, the possibilities and it led me on the stupid mini-projects, programs one does to just mess up with a language to get to its core and understand its working "in action".

For PHP, I don't get any of this and that's why I never really passed over the first page of a PHP tutorial : because it always meant to teach me the same banalities ...

    some projects for you to work on or think about;

    a guestbook (storing data in a file or in a database)
    an address book
    a link validator
    an email script
    outputting jpg images showing dynamic text
    calculating the number of seconds between two dates

    btw, welcome to the board. If you get stuck, feel free to post any questions - but first you must use the manual at www.php.net/manual and search the board for similar questions, but we'll give you all the help we can

    you're not really jenna jameson are you???

      Thanks 😉

      I am stupid not having looked in the documentation on the first place and for that I apologize.

      I am not Jenna Jameson, just a fan 😉

        the real thrill for php, for me at least, is that it directly interacts with online databases (mysql, etc.)

        it's pretty easy to make a shopping cart or forum as a database (ie mysql). then just have php retrieve/display and edit that information.

        i would say that the database integration with php is the main reason to use it.

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