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I've tried that. I've successfully made a few scripts that involves sessions, regex, mysql, pear, and curl. But when I tackle real scripts meant for a full blown web app I end up getting lost and losing my self confidence and just giving up because it seems that I don't know anything. Am I ready for Zend? My friend said I should learn it. I tried to but I can't even go past the tutorial I am reading (Getting Started with Zend Framework by Rob Allen).

Hello to all, This is my first post. I'm fairly new to web programming in general I just studied it on my own. I've read ebooks and online tutorials about php, js, html/css. I'm not an expert on any of them but I know how they work. Right know I'm lost because I know how to program in php but I don't know how to use it practically. How can I be a proficient web programmer? Can anyone suggest a good online quiz or exam so I can test how proficient I am? Even projects that I can work on as training. I have a friend who is a professional web programmer who sometimes gives me scripts to work on. They are from projects given to him by his clients. Sometimes I know what to do with it sometimes I'm totally lost. Most of the tasks he gives me involves adding new features to an existing web app. Is it really possible for me to be an accomplished web programmer on my own by just reading stuff online?