Can someone please tell me exactly what book or video I should buy to learn php. I am pretty good with computers and have very little understanding of programming. Where should I begin?
I suggest tizag, they have some good tutorials if you are good to learn a few things and learn yourself to put them together, search tizag in Google.
The easiest way is really to figure out what you want to do and start experimenting. It's really hard to just sit down and learn any form of computer programming. Start with thing like echoing and setting variables. Then move to arrays, and how to use them and loop through them. Start making several files and learn how to include or require them them together and how different variables are affected depending on what you do. p hp.net will definitely become your best friend. As for a reference, I really like Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide. Don't let the name scare you away. It starts with the absolutely most basic principals, and moves more advanced fairly quickly. The flow of the book is nice, because is starts simple and ramps up only using the stuff that was already covered. It includes everything from variables, bitwise functions, control structure, up to OOP, web services and streams. Most functions that you are going to run into are covered, and there is a decent amount of information for PECL regular expression functions. You wont find many examples of full scripts, but for reference and to get a good knowledge I think it's great. It also does not include database programming which is it's main downfall, but that information is readily available everywhere.
Hi everyone, Am new to digitalpoint as well as programming..i had a thought of starting a thread something like this and discuss about php for beginners like me..but JS 123 did my job thanks to him/her. Am going through w3schools and a book php for absolute beginners its very good written for beginners and as jestep said i will go through that zend certification book as well.. Am aiming at ZCE later this year anyone there have any thoughts that i can make it if i work for it??? is it too hard for newbies and it is only for experienced ppl?? If i can do it Please guide me step by step... Waiting for a helpful reply from u all... Thanks,
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development Authors: Luke Welling and Laura Thomson Fourth Addition. This book will take someone who doesn't even know that a php script opens with <?php and closes with ?> to someone who can code a secure online store, forums, an email application among other projects. The book is very easy to follow yet moves at a fast pace, and the projects you work through can easily be adapted to your own needs. Also of great value are the proper coding practices that the authors encourage.
Try BitMe if you have an account, also you should know that it will take some time. At least to remember ";" every time.
Thanks guys....i belive this would work with me..will try tat php book and bitme and let u know how i feel with that...its pretty encouraging here in digitalpoint..it works well.....repped u two for guiding me with ur tips...
Woow....dude the video looks great....will check that out now..thanks alot dude this can help me far than anything... Thanks Jeff for your contribution to the web and php lovers...ur effort is very much appreaciated and thanks to u dude once again for letting me know this useful blog.....Repped you
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When I went to learn php, I used the PHP Cookbook. I think you could probably find it on amazon for relatively cheap. Has really good material in it.
Type this into amazon, "PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites (Visual QuickProject Guides) (Paperback)". By far the best book to learn php alongside mySQL!
This is possible to do by following the tutorials but it takes long time since the newbie hasn't got a programming experience. So I suggest you first be familiar with programming concepts then you can go for PHP.
if you're a good self learner and like doing html coding, it shouldn't be that difficult. if you're not, I suggest to go take a basic programming class to become more familiar with whole programming concepts. I started out with Pascal(obsolete), c++, java then php so it was pretty easy for me.
start with PHP and mySQL video tutorial, then read textbook http://www.webstockbox.com/php/php-video-tutorials-for-beginners/
Hi all... Am not that unfamiliar with programming years ago i remember that i studied C++,HTML,VB and Java in my high school...and i have frequent touch with HTML and cant forget HTML atleast but i just lost the touch with C++ and Java which plays a vital role in understanding php..am an intermediate in self learning but still coping up with it. I believe self learning is far better than any expensive training courses... Thank you all for replying me and your each and every guidance counts,am so grateful for that..
For now i will give a break to the tutorials and books...from now i will go through the programming concepts...lets see how this works out..
I'm getting started learning php as well. I recommend w3schools. all the other suggestions are excellent too. Over the past year or so i've been learning html and css,so the jump to php was somewhat easier. I'm actually in process of teaching myself wordpress theme creation. (becuase wordpress runs on php)