hello! my first post in this list.. what areas of PHP should i get familiar with (first) in order to really customize themes?
a little background: i've been poking around drupal for a while, and am starting to get a feel for it. i consider my knowledge of modern table-less xhtml/css practices to be somewhere between intermediate and advanced. my knowledge of PHP (and programing in general) is very limited. i've made it through a few tutorials, and parts of a rather poorly written php book. in short, i know enough about php to be willing to experiment, but it's still a little scary. (but only a little) =)
i love xhtml/css, falling hard for drupal, and am excited to start learning PHP. as i'm a graphic designer, being able really customize themes is of extreme interest, and an area of the community i'd like to be able to contribute to in the near future.
i'm planing to start going through online php tutorials more regularly in order to become more familiar with php in general, and specifically so that i can customize and develop drupal themes to my heart's content.
so again, what areas in php should i particularly focus on with regards to themeing?
thanks!