[snip] I see a couple of recommendations for textbooks now... thanks. [/snip] One of the problems is trying to find a textbook for beginning programmers, then adding the specifics of PHP on top of it. The best that I can think of would be PHP for Dummies as it assumes no prior programming experience, is a light-hearted read, and covers such basic topics as "why double quotes" and basic logic. You will even get a dose of OOP thrown in for good measure. Things like quoting styles are the foundations for holy wars, much like the wars concerning print v. echo, bracket style, etc. and really have no relevance to what you are trying to do (I appreciate those who weighed in on the subject...but it was of little help to the OP). There are several good PHP books out, but most if not all assume a certain level of experience with regards to programming; procedural v. OOP, a knowledge of HTML, etc. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
