Easy to use php manual?

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Skoalbasher
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Easy to use php manual?

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Why is it the PHP manual is written for people who are already experts? It makes me sick! I never use it, just go to Tizag and places like this.

Is there a manual out there for people that don't already know everything?
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I don't agree. I think the php site is the best resource out there. It's easy to use and the functions have good descriptions, examples and user input.
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Don't get me wrong, it's got some good stuff on it. But the examples at times can be rather rediculous. I love PHP, I think it's awesome, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can.

I'm working on classes now, but other things I've looked at in the past, it gives a short (very very very short) explaination of what you're about to see, A little tiny example, with no output examples, just what the code looks like.

Then the guys posting their own examples take it to a whole new level that really doesn't have to do with what the article is about. If it does, it's a super advanced version really.
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I completely disagree. PHP's manual is fantastic. I wouldn't use it to learn the language though. Get a book dude.
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Skoalbasher wrote:...
Well it's more like a resource, reference.

If you want to learn oop check out some tutorials on the net and use php.net to look up the functions you want to know more about.
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The Ninja Space Goat wrote:I completely disagree. PHP's manual is fantastic. I wouldn't use it to learn the language though. Get a book dude.
Haha, ok. This is why i'm getting annoyed. I guess yeah it seems like a good reference spot. But learning it from there kills me. I've learned a lot about PHP already. Thanks for the suggestions, and maybe i'll keep it in mind to just look up functions and what not.
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I use the php.net manual a lot, it's very useful. If you are learning PHP and are still very new to it, then I agree that it can be a bit confusing as it often jumps straight into advanced stuff. But that is because it's meant more as a reference manual than a guide to learning PHP.

Read the comments on each function though, there's a lot of useful information in those. Whenever I have problems with a function, I go straight to the manual, if the manual entry itself doesn't help then the comments usually do.
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PHP.net is more a reference manual for the various API. It's not really intended to get you started with PHP, for that you need a book or several beginner articles.
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