Some links to start coding with MySQL, PHP and Apache:
1) MySQL homepage:
http://www.mysql.com and
http://dev.mysql.com/
2) A PHP/MySQL tutorial from Webmonkey:
webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/programmin...rials/tutorial4.html
Several others are available by googling the Internet for "mysql php tutorial".
3) PHP homepage:
http://www.php.net
4) If you are serious in development, I suggest a look at some of the books published by O'Rielly on topics such as PHP, Apache and MySQL. Search Amazon.com for books.
Some suggestions:
1) teach yourself by starting on a "dummy" project (for example a database of you CD collection, web-links etc.). Add all the stuff you need for a "real" project, for example - user authentication, record editing, adding records etc. etc.
2) If possible, install the development environment on your local system. Apache, PHP and MySQL runs perfectly fine on a Windows 2000/XP machine.
3) Learn SQL-92 syntax!!! You could use a GUI to setup the tables etc, but you will need to know SQL syntax anyway when you do your quiries to the database. Look at
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ under "Graphical Clients" on that page. Personally, I do everything from the mysql-prompt, but you may do the actual setup of the database with a GUI.
Good luck and happy coding!
/msa
[ August 13, 2004, 05:17 AM: Message edited by: Mattias Sandstrom ]