I'm new here.

[Banedon]

Hello, I'm Banedon and I'm new to this board. I'm developing a PHP-based message board system and have some questions (which I will post in their appropriate forums, I know how boards work). I just started learning PHP a couple months ago, but I'm familiar with C and Java, and Oracle SQL.

[Elizabeth]

Hi Banedon and welcome!

<--- passes a frosty one down the bar

[pohopo]

Banedon,

Welcome to the forum. I am pretty new myself (I probably should of created a topic like this also). I started PHP a few months ago (around the same time I found this forum) and this site has been an invaluable resource of information. Since you already have some experience PHP should be really easy to pickup.

[Banedon]

Yeah, right now I'm having trouble with uberly-complex MYSQL queries though...

Is LEFT JOIN the same as an Oracle LEFT OUTER JOIN, or is the name similarity coincidental? And how should a three-table join be handled?