Originally Posted by skinnywussy

Take a three-prong attack:

1. find some simple php scripts, make small changes, and see what happens
2. read the manual from php.net to get a high level understanding of what the language does
3. find a tutorial that accomplishes a simple task (mysql access, for example) to get a working understanding

Do these at the same time, rotating between the three, and the pieces will start to fall into place.