Just learning PHP/MySQl, So how do I start my database? Options

[tinkertron]

I know that MySQL is the server side database software, but I at a lost on how to start. The control panel is not easy to follow. I heard of a program call MyPHPadmin, but am again at a lost, is this a client-side application to easy control your mysql software on my web hosting?

I just gotten PHP/MySQL for Dummies (<---- not saying that I am) but I think I need more help understand MySQL and it's control then I do with PHP, which is some what easier for me to follow.

[Brian Chandler]

Um, no, it's "PHPMyadmin": I highly recommend learning to use this. My hosting service (pair.com) provides it already installed (on a different server).

It's probably a good idea to go through a first (My)SQL tutorial, where you will learn about the semicolon(!), but in general there are two sorts of operations you do with a database: (1) Setup and (2) Access. (2) is just part of programming, and the PHP manual is generally a lot more usable than the MySQL documentation. The (1) Setup part is tedious, because it's things you only do occasionally, so you have always forgotten from last time. PHPMyadmin makes creating new tables and similar operations very easy.

PHPMyadmin is a _web application_: it accesses your database, just like your programs will, but gives you a generic "control panel".