First foray into PHP/mySQL...

I just created my first webpage using PHP scripting and a mySQL database. I had been wanting to add these to my repertoire earlier, but hadn't had a project yet that required a database. I have a hard time learning new things if I don't have an immediate application for it. I suppose I learn tangible things best, rather than only in the abstract.

As I came across problems in the code, and thought "well, I want to do this, and it probably would go something like this..." a simple Google search would turn up some great example of the approximate idea I was trying to implement. By looking at other people's code, and finding similar bits among several examples, I was able to piece together my approach.

In all, I went from a scripting philistine to a full-fledged newbie in three nights... I look forward to putting my new skills to use again soon.