Connecting to a database

hi list, I am given a task to connect to a database and display the info there onto the Web. So that whatever changes are made in the database...my web page will also show the newly changed data. I am planning to try doing this using PHP but as i am new to php...i don't know how to go about doing this. I am in the process of learning php and i am using a book called"Beginning php4". But i was wondering if any of u guys would tell me how it could be done and how i should get started in it. I am sorry if the answer is already in the list..i searched through it but couldn't get my desired answer. Thanks.. penjo Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline.