Thanks for the welcomes.
I know the goal of server monitoring scripts is high, there's a big learning curve first.
I signed up to a cracking US based site called 'Lynda', which has masses of video courses. It's gonna cost me in the short term, but the courses have been fantastic. My learning style is to see, do and test, so I was struggling with the book.
I've covered so far variables, arrays, functions, logical operators, globals, constants, and a load of other stuff that never made sense before. Now when I look at some scripts I have, I find myself understanding.
The course I'm working through at the mo contains the planning and creation of a CMS. Useful for me as I really would not know where to start.
I'll look up that title suggested, every bit of help will be handy.
Cheers
C