The only way to really learn is to do. Sure, you need a bit of background, but once you get a basic understanding of how to put together code I would say just experiment. When you run into problems chances are you are not the first person to fall in this hole. So, turn to the web and see what advice others might have.
I learned PHP/mySQL in about a month... but I did have a bit of formal education on O/O programming. Of course, my code is always getting better... and I would recommend, if you can, look at other people's code. You can learn a lot there too.
Good luck! |