[PHP-WIN] looking for php debugging tips

[Jim MacDiarmid]

Can anyone help out a newbie or point me in the right direction on
properly debugging php code?   I'm really having a rough time with this,
and things just don't seem to be working the way I'm expecting them to.
I'm trying to study this by using the "Teach yourself php, mysql, and
apache in 24 hours" and it appears there are a lot of errors in the
book, which is adding to my confusion.
 
Many thanks
Jim