New to PHP

[SamA74]

For an introduction to PDO I found these articles useful

Re-introducing PDO: the Right Way to Access Databases

Why You Should Be Using PHP's PDO for Database Access

For a more in depth look at PDO there is this:-
https://www.sitepoint.com/community/t/looking-for-feedback-on-a-pdo-tutorial-i-wrote/215875?u=sama74

@Gandalf

it would be a good idea to avoid using the mysql_* functions

I know this gets said a lot, over and over again here. But when you are new it’s very easy to fall in the trap of learning out-dated stuff without knowing it. The mysql API is dead, there is no use in spending time learning yesterday’s methods.