Personally, I think one of the worst replies someone on the list can do when someone new asks a question is send only a link to the manual. It's presumption that everyone will understand the way the manual is worded. There have been times when it's confused me and I needed another perspective on the topic. If you find the question juvenile or unworthy of anything more than a link to the manual, don't reply to it.
Robbert van Andel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 5:44 AM To: PHP Mailing List Subject: [PHP] [Newbie Guide] For the benefits of new members I have been following this list for the past 1 year. I find it very useful. Just by following the discussions for a couple of months one can understand a great deal about PHP. What I proposed to do is to send this mail to the list every week. Those who do not want to be bothered just filter out the [Newbie Guide] mails. Please feel free to add more points and send to the list. ==================================================== 1. If you have any queries/problems about PHP try http://www.php.net/manual first. You can download a copy and use it offline also. 2. If you can not get answer here try http://www.google.com next. Try searching for "php YOUR QUERY" and you may be lucky to get an answer within the first 10 results. 3. Glancing through the list archive at http://www.php.net/archives, should answer almost all common problems. 4. If you are stuck with a script and do not understand what is wrong, instead of posting the whole script, try doing some research yourself. One useful trick is to print the variable, sql query using print or echo command and check whether you get what you expected. After diagnosing the problem, send the details of your efforts (following steps 1,2 & 3) and ask for help in the list. 5. Provide a clear descriptive subject line. Avoid general subjects like "Help!!", "A Question" etc. 6. When you want to start a new topic, open a new mail and enter the mailing list address [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of replyting to an existing thread and replacing the subject and body with your message. Hope you have a good time programming with PHP. Best regards, -- Ma Siva Kumar, ================================================ INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR LEATHER INDUSTRY BSG LeatherLink, Chennai. Ph: +91 44 55191757 URL : http://www.leatherlink.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
