I have tried to figure out what this CGI script, PHP, javascript and other weird coding languages mean, and I have to ask....how in the heck do you all figure this stuff out?? its very confusing? How did you learn this stuff?
I really want to open a hit exchange life TrafficRacer or something....

thanks

lol, i know PHP, and that's pretty much all out of the scripts you mentioned. I tried to learn the other ones then I gave up. Takes a lot of patience...just reading a book won't work. Usually, if you're learning on your own independently, you have to learn through trial and error. Who said these scripts were easy to learn? hehe.

Now, if I could afford computer classes....

If you want to learn PERL... I would recommend the books.

Learning PERL
Programming PERL

Both you can get at BookPool.com for about 50 dollars with free shipping, not too bad. The second book is over a thousand pages, I love them! I am learning PERL myself... very good.

easiest way is learn by example.

Just go here and plagarise someone elses scripts

http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/

the basics of all of the languages are the same.

i.e. setting variables, looping, if/else statements.

once you understand those concepts the rest are easy

I hope you don't think you have to write your own script, you can BUY a hit exchange script.

Do I need to know PHP or anything like that to manage a site like trafficracer?

cheeky thats not too smart to do always make sure to give credit to the programmer of the script.