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I have and do look at internet sites.  However I would like a book, I can't pick up my computer, monitor mouse and key and just move anywhere in my house.  I do not have a lab top.   A book I can read anywhere move around   Sometimes I just like to first read over before I try to implement.  I don't know I guess flipping through pages is better for me.  And yes I do think trying to learn on my own is good.  However, I also think its best to get a good understanding before I have to try and figure it out on my own.  no good foundation makes it hard.  So I was trying to ask what kind of book is there that I could read that may lay a good foundation down.  What programming language would be best for me to learn first?   etc.... is tehre anybooks that anyone could recommend on this? And yes... I am an idiot.  Perhaps they could write php for idiots books =) And I still want to learn Im very good at at design, how things looks, but when it comes to programming well im kind of dumb.   I would like to be able to do both, look good and good programming. thanks for your help. And sorry for the bad writting.  I will remember next time to wait till I have had enough sleep before posting

I am sort of slow to learning anykind of computer language. However some what stubborn and easily distracted though.  I want to learn php.  Every time I try to learn, I never finish.  I am notarious for getting frustrated feeling like I have to go back to learn C++, or something else, and never finish. or get back to php.  I get lost very quickly and very easily. SOOOOO, just wondering if any of you have any suggestions on any good books about php and mysQL that would help an idiot like me? I really don't like the dummies books, they don't seem to help.  I suppose I am looking for one kind of like a class/text book.  That has tutotorials and questions and examples and explains things plain as day with very few errors, and parts of examples of programs,,,,that make me guess,,,"what just happened with that program?" I have had plenty of times reading books where the author especially in the dummies books skips important parts of things and I have to - try and figure it out myself!!! fine I can think but when I am trying to learn quickly but intently I don't want to have to spend 2 hours trying to figure out what the author forgot. by having to go back and look up in the C++ book trying to remember forgottent basic programming ...again like I said, I am an idiot but stubborn. Thanks for your suggestions in advance.