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Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:55 pm
by JohnJ
I would like to learn PHP -- I have the time and patience to do it, and have a project that I would like to work on to keep me motivated. Basically, I'm not exactly sure where I should start. I have spoken to a few people who know PHP, but I really haven't gotten any definite answers on the best method of learning PHP.

The project I would like to work on will include a user system (permissions, etc.), private messaging, and action logging. I know what I want to do, but I don't know where to start with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:03 pm
by daedalus__
well they must not know very much then. start with the manual :)

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:04 pm
by JohnJ
daedalus__ wrote:well they must not know very much then. start with the manual :)
Referring to the PHP.net manual?

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:15 pm
by daedalus__
yessuh

and tutorials.

http://www.webstockbox.com/php/7-tutori ... in-system/

http://ajaxian.com/archives/ajaxian-fea ... x-for-chat

ajaxian is a great website by the way. i also often find myself reading articles on ibm developerworks.

w3schools.com and tizag.com are popular.

i've been examining this: http://ajaxim.com/

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:23 pm
by JohnJ
daedalus__ wrote:yessuh

and tutorials.

http://www.webstockbox.com/php/7-tutori ... in-system/

http://ajaxian.com/archives/ajaxian-fea ... x-for-chat

ajaxian is a great website by the way. i also often find myself reading articles on ibm developerworks.

w3schools.com and tizag.com are popular.

i've been examining this: http://ajaxim.com/
Thanks for the links. Could you tell me, after reading my first post, what is the first thing I should do (I'm aware that I need to research and learn) to get my project started? I know exactly what I want my software to do, but I'm not quite sure where I am supposed to start (coding-wise).

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:26 pm
by daedalus__
uh i dont know man.

find a text editor with syntax highlighting.

start by learning to use a database.

Re: Help Required, PHP Project

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:46 pm
by JohnJ
daedalus__ wrote:uh i dont know man.

find a text editor with syntax highlighting.

start by learning to use a database.
Alright. Thanks.