What are some good sources for someone to learn PHP from?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:30 am
Hey,
What are some notable resources for beginning PHP?
What are some notable resources for beginning PHP?
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Ditto; good book with a clear explanation of the concepts of creating dynamic websites. I started with Matt Zandstra's "PHP in 24 Hours" which covered the basics pretty for me.Eric! wrote:For more beginning info, try Larry Ullman's "PHP 6 and MYSQL 5 for Dynamic Websites"
The problem i've found with many beginner type books is that they only give you the basic information and not much else in terms of theory; there is no real motivation behind why and why not. I would suggest getting a book that covers the bare minimum and then heading back to PHPDN if you are having difficulty understanding; books are good to have but real-world experience (which you can find on the forum) goes a lot further.Eric! wrote:For very basic, the dummies guide to PHP & MySQL isn't bad and a good place to start, but it is limited in teaching you some bad habits instead of the skills you might want to develop if you want to move to a more professional level of programming.
Thanks, I definitely appreciate the input.social_experiment wrote: The problem i've found with many beginner type books is that they only give you the basic information and not much else in terms of theory; there is no real motivation behind why and why not. I would suggest getting a book that covers the bare minimum and then heading back to PHPDN if you are having difficulty understanding; books are good to have but real-world experience (which you can find on the forum) goes a lot further.
Not really. http://w3fools.com/MythX wrote:http://w3schools.net is a good reference source.