Use php.net like a dictionary, its not something you read from start to finish, its what you use to look things up. Read a few tutorials, do a hello world scri

Use php.net like a dictionary, its not something you read from start to finish, its what you use to look things up. Read a few tutorials, do a hello world script and work your way up, eg, calculator, comment thread, blog, etc. Learn by doing, id say only read when you are trying to accomplish something you are actually doing. Reading a book without writing any code will get you no where.