[PHP] Newbie Question.. (MySQL/PHP)

[nate]

Hey guys,

I have a mysql database of articles, and what i'd like to do is make 1 page that shows 
a brief sneak peak of each article, so what I would do is, show the first 50 or so 
words of each article and then add an elipses at the end. I'm sure it can be done but 
I wouldn't have a clue where to start. Any suggestions, or anyone ever done this?

Thanks,
Nate