A while back I wrote an article for beginners on database driven websites:

‘Database driven websites: what are they and how are they built?’

The article explains the basic concepts behind dynamic websites, with the idea of making learning PHP that much easier. If you’re new to the game (of PHP,) I would strongly suggest that you read this article.

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In this updated version (available on PDF,) I’ve included a few new diagrams.

Download the PDF: database driven websites

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

I’ve read 20+ books on PHP and have watched many videos. One thing that I found consistent about all of them was how they were not ‘friendly’ to non-nerd types.

Why?

Probably because (most of the time,) only hardcore code-monkeys seem to be writing these books. That means either one of two things:

1. They forget WHAT made it hard to learn to program.
2. They never had trouble (in the first place) because they were … well, hardcore code-monkeys!

Fortunately for you, I was not born a hardcore code-monkey (I was hardcore in other areas …) and I still remember those tricky concepts that frustrated me.

With that in mind, I designed the videos to make learning PHP dead simple. In fact (from what I hear,) my PHP videos make learning PHP easier than any other source out there!

Yes, this is a bold statement, but the emails and conversations (from people all around the world) tell a story.

… I used to read and then delete the many comments and emails I would get. But a marketing buddy of mine slapped me off side the head, and reminded me that I should be posting these.

Check out some of the comments below.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook