Excuse me while I orient my object

I was bored again . . . a few days ago I downloaded a C/C++ compiler called Dev-C++ and I'm going to start learning C++, with the eventual goal of making cool text-based games. But everyone has to start somewhere.

Luckily my PHP experience is paying off, a lot of the stuff such as looping, conditions, all that heavy stuff is already known to me. The only really new concept is OOP—which isn't new, just difficult. PHP has an OOP component, but I've never been able to fully grasp the concept. It's integral to C++, so hopefully I'll figure it out.