I don't agree with much of this, but I consider 6 & 7 to be php's great weakness. The signal to noise ratio is awful. There is so much garbage "docs" and exampl

I don't agree with much of this, but I consider 6 & 7 to be php's great weakness. The signal to noise ratio is awful. There is so much garbage "docs" and examples that it is hard to find dependable sources. Search for python or ruby help and you can be reasonably confident that what you find isn't going to blow up in you face. This is the cost of being so popular with amateurs and semipros