#21970 [Ver]: Creating a new Tutorial section

ID: 21970 Updated by: techtonik@php.net Reported By: philip at cornado dot com Status: Verified Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: all PHP Version: N/A Assigned To: aidan New Comment: No, getting started is for beginners and they should be able to get to this page as fast as possible by just clicking "next" link or by looking at Table of Contents. Being good attractor for newbies "Getting Started" should be located at the top of ToC and visible by default. "Language Reference" is too dull to reflect how clear and easy PHP is. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-23 08:23:39] derek@php.net I believe we should rename Getting Started to Tutorials (or something similar and relevant), and move it below Language Reference. The introduction section of Getting Started should be moved to the beginning of the Language Reference section. This seems to fit best. Right now 'Getting Started' is an oddball. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-23 08:19:10] aidan@php.net I disagree. I think a lot of that content was added because there was no other good place for it. It would be nice to get some feedback from Goba! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-22 21:39:05] derek@php.net s/info moved from/info copied from/ We should not move anything from other sections that currently have a "home" just because a new tutorial is being added. Eg, the things in the security section need to stay there. We can either reiterate the points mentioned, or link to the chapters containing the information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-22 13:57:53] aj_gemmell at yahoo dot com I suggest features.safe-mode should also be added to this (how it works, what it does [,when you should use it]) --GwaiLo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-22 10:17:23] aidan@php.net It seems we are happy enough to add the new section, the question is where? Chapter I - Getting Started - Could be renamed to either "Tutorials", and Getting-Started the first tutorial in that section. So far, the tutorial section could contain: - include_path - php5 patterns - magic_quotes (info moved from security / faq) - register_globals (info moved from security / faq) - command line usage ?- black box design (foo.php?page=contact etc). ?- good sql / database practice (also moved from security section) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/21970 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21970&edit=1