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PHP Book
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:49 am
by krz
Hello all,
I have knowledge on some programming languages. Im hoping to learn PHP in due time. Can anyone recommend a good book for beginner/intermediate users who wish to learn PHP?
Regards,
Chris
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:54 am
by Draco_03
there is always this free online book
Here
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:57 am
by krz
I've found several sources online. Sometimes I get a head-ache just reading things from a monitor. Most of the sources I have seen have a total of 200+ pages, which is too much for me to print
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:49 am
by patrikG
I would recommend The PHP Anthology by Harry Fuecks:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/
Search this forum for more suggestions, this is a question asked quite often.
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:01 am
by krz
Are the PHP books from Oreilly any good?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:02 am
by Draco_03
O'reilly are an excellent reference.
So If your learning php i would go for something else
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:10 am
by kettle_drum
I really dont think you need to fork out to buy a book to learn php. There are plenty of resources online that can teach you everything from installation to image manipulation. I know you say that you dont like reading stuff on the screen - fair enough - but to really learn php you will need to pratice...which will be using a computer and reading off a screen.
I think all you really need to do is download a few basic programming tutorials and some stuff on object oreintated programming - then you can print these and read them from paper and then come back and just pratice on your computer with the help of the php manual and a personal goal to code something.
Once you have the basic syntax of loops and assignment sorted then it really is just a case of consulting the php manual every few mins to see what function you need to use to do problem x.