[PHP] how to learn php

hello i have been trying to learn php. what is the best approach to learning php for someone who has no programming experience? i am very familiar with html, xhtml, and css. i'm not an idiot when it comes to using computers. i have bought several books and have subscribed to a couple of the

[PHP] How can I convert UTF-8 strings into UTF-16

I tried the multi byte functions but those failed. So how cna I convert UTF-8 to UTF-16? -- llundi0v -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] UTF-16 strings, is there a simple way of using them?

So, I have to handle data that is UTF-16 encoded. No ifs ands or buts. Network messages on the service I'm communicating with sends and recieves UTF-16 encoded strings only. After taking a look at the Multibyte String functions, I don't know how much they will help me, though character encoding is

[PHP] PHP refuses to look in the areas I tell it to for its php.ini file, why?

Here is my setup Windows 2000 with latest service packs One apache 1.3 install, but two services running off it with two different configuration files. One file is for PHP4 and one is for PHP5, and that works like a charm. Oh, both PHP's are running as SAPI modules for Apache, not as CGI. I'm usin

[PHP] Problem with MySQL String limits?

In a script I have an update query adding on to a LONGTEXT field in my database. Strangely it will no longer work after seemingly random string lengths. So far, one row stopped adding at 440 bytes and another at 1049 bytes.   mysql_query("UPDATE dod_news SET Comments='$comments', NumComments