If you're just starting out in this wonderful language of ours, things can get a little bit tricky from time to time - and it's nice to have someone that you can look at and learn from, and someone that's right there with you, understanding what it is to be a newbie. In this latest article from DevArticles, they have just that.

From PHP for Beginners by a Beginner: Simple Login, Logout, and Session Handling: First off, let me say that, yes, I am still a beginner with PHP. Throughout the course of learning PHP though, whenever I'm stuck I like to go online to some of the chat rooms and ask for help. He goes on to talk about how to create a simple application that's high on everyone's list these days - a user login function, complete with login, logout, and the session handling in between to keep them logged in.

The code he gives isn't too bad, but just having all of it thrown at you as a newbie might be a little overwhelming. I almost wish there was a bit more of an introduction, or a step-by-step on the code to show you more of what each thing really does. Other than that, it's a nice example to start from....