Where to start in big league??

[codewarrior]

Ok I've been reading stuff on PHP for two weeks now and have even played around with it, though at a very superficial level. My question is how do I get into real programming with it? Is there are place where I can find PHP functions, just like MFC libraries? Let me give you an example what I mean by real programming, e.g. Using PHP to create CSS that would read data from XML to create Dynamic pages!:D Sounds doable to me! What do you guys think?

Secondly, can I use PHP to connect to Oracle DB? I have successfully connection to MySql DB and did some print and echo stuff. Is similar true for Oracle?

[stuntboy]

Very doable and php can work with oracle nativly as well. see http://www.php.net for your function referance and here are the oracle functions: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.oracle.php

[codewarrior]

Thanks for replying! :thumbsup: Know where I can get a Oracle DB to test? :D

[stuntboy]

http://www.oracle.com/ip/deploy/database/oracle9i/index.html?packagingandoptions.html here I think, though Oracle is quite pricey if you are just looking to play. There are other options mySQL is probably the more popular web options to go with php as it is free and holds quite a lot of power. I have little experiance with Oracle but from what I gather it has more features and more power then mySQL. but for most things for the web mySQL is more then enough by a good long shot

[codewarrior]

Thanks once again! :thumbsup: Kazaa here I come!! :eek: :D