learning php

[tonydakilla]

i'm new to php. i want to know is there any website for beginners that i can go to or any book anybody can recommend for beginners. so far i only found advance sites

[callumacrae]

http://w3schools.com/php/

Once you've learnt the basics, just mess about with stuff people have already done. It worked for me

~Callum

[lemon-tree]

Just a note, w3schools may be good for the bare-minimum basics, but some of their tutorials are years out of date. For example, they still advocate the usage of the two-revisions-old MySQL standard. Therefore, if you're going to do any MySQL work, try to avoid listening to what w3schools says.
Other than that, welcome to the world of PHP.

[essellar]

I've recommended this book here before. It should be available nearly everywhere (and you can probably pick it up used or find it in your local library), it builds from basics without many assumptions, and it tries to remind you that although there are lots of ways of doing things, some are better than others. Do the exercises, including the ones that lead to errors -- there's a reason why they want to expose you to things like that.

[ChatIndia]

I've recommended this book here before. It should be available nearly everywhere (and you can probably pick it up used or find it in your local library), it builds from basics without many assumptions, and it tries to remind you that although there are lots of ways of doing things, some are better than others. Do the exercises, including the ones that lead to errors -- there's a reason why they want to expose you to things like that.

i cant believe. it is my favorite book. i also recommend this book to you. but before starting yu should atleast javascript. good luck!

[GtoXic]

Try something like the PHP for dummies book (not saying your a dummy). One tip though, DONT USE ASK.COM!

[school2soccer56]

PHP, nice

I spent most of my middleschool/highschool learning C, C++, Pascal, HTML, Apple SDK. I never though about PHP tho...hmmm... I'm just wondering, how hard is php?

[callumacrae]

Try something like the PHP for dummies book (not saying your a dummy). One tip though, DONT USE ASK.COM!

Haha, sorry about that

~Callum

[lemon-tree]

PHP, nice

I spent most of my middleschool/highschool learning C, C++, Pascal, HTML, Apple SDK. I never though about PHP tho...hmmm... I'm just wondering, how hard is php?

If you know all of those languages, PHP will be a breeze for you and you'll pick it up in no time at all.

[ChatIndia]

PHP, nice

I spent most of my middleschool/highschool learning C, C++, Pascal, HTML, Apple SDK. I never though about PHP tho...hmmm... I'm just wondering, how hard is php?

easy as mechanics