110% Newb willing to learn

[teamturbo]

Hello guys.

 

Before I get started, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Mike and I just found out about osCommerce. I currently run a business; but it's not very professional. I use a site builder (citymax.com) to run and administrate my site. However, there is only so much I'm able to do with this 'advanced' site builder.

 

Here is the knowledge I have in computers:

 

I know how to generally run a PC

I have some very basic knowledge of C++ & Java

I know a few lines of HTML

 

These are my goals:

 

Learn how to operate osCommerce

Learn how to operate PHP.Nuke

 

From the limited research I've conducted, I've noticed that these 2 operating 'systems' seem popular both through support and written subjects. This is what I want to know:

 

What is THE BEST sources to learn these? I don't want ANYTHING complex, just very broad. Just kind of 'skim the water'. Remember, I know very little coding, etc. I want something so simple it would be considered material for the (pardin my language) 'retarded'.

 

I did an amazon search for OScommerce and it came up with this eye catching newbie book:

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846

 

Also, I did another search of PHP.Nuke and came up with an unreleased book which also sounds excellent:

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...ywords=PHP.Nuke

 

Also, how important is learning HTML and does anyone recommend a novice book?

 

Thanks and I look forward to your replies!

 

Mike.

[SunnyWales]

Hiya Mike. I can see where you're coming from but I think you're looking too hard! I had no knowledge of HTML, PHP or any other computer language when I started my shop last month. I downloaded the software on 6 December and my shop was up and running on 1 Jan Spread a Little Sunshine.

 

I found the information in the forum and knowledge base was brilliant!

 

I'm not saying that the shop is brilliant, but I think it's fantastic considering my last site was just HTML with buttons added for PayPAl. It looks much more professional now.

 

Best of luck in your venture!

 

Wendy

[Iggy]

Yeah, jump right in. Learn as you go. Read the knowledgebase. Read the forums. Experiment.

 

http://www.webmonkey.com still has some seminal tutorials available for just about everything.

 

Oh, and skip phpNuke. Give http://www.mamboserver.com a shot instead. Much nicer and you won't have to update some file every other day to keep the script kiddies out.

 

Iggy