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Need good book for PHP Programming Exercises
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:19 pm
by Redlightpacket
Is there a good book out there that could help me get some programming experience by doing exercises.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:42 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Search the boards for your exact question. This question is asked literally once a week, so I am sure you can find something here if you search or even browse the General Discussion or PHP Code forums.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:32 pm
by Benjamin
I don't know what experience level you have with PHP. If your completely new to the language you should look for a book that teaches you basic language syntax and structure. Don't overlook the manual though. The manual is your best friend because it contains many useful code snippets and important details about exactly how specific functions behave.
You may want to set a goal to create something for learning purposes such as a sessions based user authentication mechanism (just a glorified way of saying "this code will make sure your username and password are correct and allow you to view certain things"). A good start would be to search for some tutorials. There are some fairly decent tutorials for beginners online. Use that as a starting point, then post your code in the coding critique forum here where we can have a look at it and help you improve. We generally encourage best practices, especially relating to security.
With all that said, books are your best resource. I believe WROX press has some decent books on PHP, for both newbies and the experienced. Also,
Advanced PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle is a book I enjoyed reading. It has some fluff in it for content purposes, but overall there is a lot of good information you can extract out of it.
Hope that helps
