Chapter: 0 - Introduction

Lesson: 000.000 - About This Course

Welcome to PoweredByPHP.Com! We are proud to introduce an online PHP & MySQL development tutorial that is free for anyone to use.

This is not a script library or development site, we do have a script resource site at: http://www.mykazaam.com. So, if you are just looking for a simple script to plug in and go, stop by there. This tutorial is here if you want to learn the language to begin developing yourself.

Although we want this tutorial (or e-book) to be as comprehensive as possible, it is not intended to be a PHP or MySQL manual or function directory. Those already exist at: http://www.php.net and I would recommend that you stop by there as well.

We are currently building the lesson structure and adding new lessons for access as quickly as possible. Feel free to get started studying, we'll try to keep up with you by adding fresh content.

This tutorial starts out slow, with an introduction to PHP and as we move forward, you will find yourself working with MySQL databases as well. The goal is to help you become proficient in PHP & MySQL Web development. If you are already familiar with PHP, the earlier lessons will annoy you... But, bear with us, the good stuff is comming.

Although this lesson is an introduction to PHP & MySQL, and no prior programming experience is needed to complete this course. Some basic HTML knowledge is assumed. If you don't already have a working knowledge of HTML, I would suggest that you brush up a little before you start learning a new Web development language.

We will be introducing a student projects area very soon as well, this will be a location where you can submit your project for public review to get input and direction for your development. Please participate in this, it helps everyone to learn.

Thanks again for comming to PoweredByPHP.Com, happy coding.