Hi Guys,
I’ve been using php for around 5/6 years I studied a lot from books but more so from forums, I went to university on a “design” course I picked the wrong course but I carried on and it served me well.
I graduated uni a few years ago I now work full time as a PHP Developer in my spare time I write the occasional tutorial on http://www.phphelptutorials.com and visit a few forums such as this fine forum 
trying to give a helping hand where I can.
I feel I got a lot out of the community so I try to give back to it.