Yo! I am also trying to learn it right now. Here are some tips:
1. Essential PHP Video course, available online on Lynda.com (25 bucks per month, well worth it - and you get to view all other tutorial aswell)
2. There is a VTC (the company who makes them) video course on php + mysql floating around on P2P - get it.
3. Download any of the hundreds of ebooks available. Visit the millions of php tutorial sites around
