I need big help

BigJuice

so heres my problem, I know a little basic PHP, enough to get me started but not enogh to do much more then write something on a webpage. I have a big problem trying to teach myself things from reading out of books. This is a direct result of not being able to keep my concentration when i read out of books. I'm wondering if there is anyone out there nice enough to try and teach me through IM or e-mail or somthing... It would be greatly appreciated.

Also my mom has me real restricted so i can't got to classes around my town to learn it either. But i'm fully interrested and willing to learn.

My s/n for AOL is: Dizz E The Clown
My s/n for Yahoo is: Dizzy_The_Clown

Please will some one help me?

Things I know are:
Variables
Constants
Displaying Text and Data (echo and print_r)
Most basic stuff...

planetsim

You looked into tutorials online yet? Code samples here? The Manual?

I dont think tutoring is going to help you much other than spoon feeding you what you want to know.

BigJuice

yea, tutorials are like books for me. Besides i wanna start at the beginning not in the middle and thats what tutorials are best for. Anyway what better way to learn?

rehfeld

i would think tutorials would be perfect for you.

they are generally short, and cover a very specific topic. seems to me that would be the way to keep your attention, right?

php is extremely popular. theres tutorials that range from the extreme basics of php, all the way up to some fairly advanced things.

remember, a large part of learning is learning things you dont need to know right at that moment. imo the best learning comes from when you start to take the bits and peices you know, and start experimenting with them and seeing what works and what doest.

try to do things on your own. when you get stuck, search for an answer. if you have made an effort to find an answer on your own and cant solve your problem, come to a message board such as this and ask for help on the specific problem your having.

have you started coding yet? i would think doing the actual coding part wouldnt lose your attention. if it does, maybe programming is not right for you. programming/scripting requires good concentration most of the time.