Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/26/07 13:20

KC wrote:
> Hi Group, Just joined and would ask if you could give me a reality
> check. I have a year left before I take early retirement and would
> like to convert some of my work at work from excel (which I know a
> reasonable amount) to a database over the firms network. Mostly they
> would be simple forms for users to complete, some with lookups for
> addresses and existing info. One or two would be more complex
> management based databases. I have a couple of books on PHP and MYSQL
> but am wondering if I am deluding myself into thinking I can learn and
> cover all the bases in the time I have. Is this something a novice
> could do? or should I stear clear!
>
> KC
>

It depends on how comfortable you are with programming languages (Excel
macros are not a real programming language) and how much you apply yourself.

The more comfortable you are with other languages, the easier time you
generally have picking up a new language such as PHP. Also, the better
chance you'll be comfortable with PHP.

OTOH, if you've never done any programming other than Excel macros,
you'll have a harder time picking up *any* language, and once you get
into it, may find you love it or hate it - it depends on the person.

However - a year is easily enough time to get a good handle on PHP and
MySQL, even if you don't have any previous programming experience (you
will also need to learn HTML). Start out with some of the easier forms
and see how you like it.

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