This manual does not attempt to provide instruction about general
programming practices. If you are a first-time - or even just a beginning -
programmer, you may find it difficult to learn how to program in PHP using
this manual only. You may want to seek out a text more oriented towards
beginners. You can find a list of PHP-related books at /books.php.
There are a number of active mailing lists for discussion of all aspects of
programming with PHP. If you find yourself stuck on a problem for which you
can't find your own solution, you may be able to get help from someone on
these lists. You can find a list of the mailing lists at the PHP.net support page, as well as links to
the mailing list archives and other online support resources. Furthermore, at
the PHP.net links page there is a list of
websites devoted to PHP articles, forums, and code galleries.
