note 11841 added to features.php

This is only my idea for PHP manual. Hope this is the right place to post. I think current manual is great, useful and well documented. Great job!! Manual is enough for those who are programmed in other language especially C++ or Java. However, the manual is not enough for many new PHP users, especially for newbie programmers. I think Feature section is a bit too advanced for new PHP users. It would be nice to have a new sub section in Features section or totally new section like "Programming PHP". It might have sections like "New to PHP/CGI/Web Programming", "Interact with browsers","Interact with server", "PHP modules", "Using Database" and "Beyond PHP" (It also time say good-bye to PHP3 because it seems many PHP4 features are not documented due to incompatibility with PHP3(?). I think contents does not have be like a "Programming Book". I think brief descriptions for each topic is enough for starters. There would be different opinions putting those things in the manual. This is only my idea for new section. [New to PHP/CGI/Web Programming] What is CGI - Brief explanation of CGI. Difference between client side script and server side script - It seems many beginners are confusing and keep getting the similar or same questions on list. About Dynamic HTML - What is Dynamic HTML and Server generated HTML. List of useful references. - Many user does not read RFC, Cookie Spec, etc. - Link to Zend tutorials/link to other similar site. - XML related sites. Simple form example to demonstrate how PHP works. And so on. [Interact with browsers] How user data (get/post/cookie) is set - $GLOBALS, $HTTP_GET_VARS, $HTTP_POST_VARS, $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS. - It seems many users do not use $HTTP_*_VARS and use globals instead, even if use of $HTTP_*_VARS variables are recommended. What kind of request header info is set as server variable. - Common variables on various environment like REQUEST_URI, HTTP_REFERER, at least. How to get array value from browser. (Is this documented somewhere?) How to determine users browser. How to use header() function and its reference. (It seems many users do not read RFC) How to make a session. And so on. [Interact with server] This section may be difficult to write since PHP supports many servers. Apache/IIS is the most popular one I believe. How about make a this section only applicable to Apache Module and IIS? What is $HTTP_SERVER_VARS, $HTTP_ENV_VARS. How to change PHP settings locally. How to set up virtual host with Apache. And so on. [PHP extensions] For new users, PHP extension is better to be explained. What is module. What is default modules. Brief description for each modules. What is for? What is does. How to install new module to IIS/Apache. And so on. [Interact with database] Since PHP works with many databases, it would be nice to describe those modules briefly. [Beyond PHP] Extending PHP and Interaction with other systems. Creating PHP modules - explain that users can write their own modules if needed. Using COM Using Java Using XML-RPC/Soap Others? http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.php