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[bruce at mtiglobal.com]

If you can't find a class on PHP try taking any intro to programming
class.  What I find is that the important part is the thought process. 
Once you understand different thought processes, whether it be control
structures or OO design or security, or whatever, although different
languages or operating systems do things differently, if you have a good
foundation, than you will be in a good position to pick up a book for the
specific language and find out the exact syntax.

Sure, there is a huge difference between MS Access and Oracle, but they
are both relational databases.  If you don't understand how a RDBS works
then you will have difficulty using both.  If you understand and know
standard SQL, then using either of these or MS Sequel Server of MySQL will
be quite simple with the addition of a book detailing the specifics of the
syntax for that system.  As with databases, same with server side and
client side scripting langauges.

- Bruce

> Hello all,
>
> I'm a newbie to this group, so please forgive me in advance, if I'm
> asking a dumb question: Is there any PHP training available in our area?
> I've been doing a fair amount of searching in vain so far, for any
> professional training in PHP in the NY metro area.
>
> At last year's LinuxWorld Expo, Rasmus Lehrdorf did a 3 hour seminar on
> PHP which was a definite eye opener, but that's really all I've found.
>
> I work with PHP every day on our 1500+ page site and I've spent the last
> year converting our entire site over to PHP. Coming from an HTML
> background with no real programming experience, I've had to scramble to
> pick up programming concepts and good practices along the way and what
> I'm really looking for now is a chance to build on what I know and fill
> in the huge gaps of knowledge that I still struggle with.
>
> I'm probably dreaming, but I figure it doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks for
> any advice you have to give.
>
> --Winston
>
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