If there was a simpler way besides having someone actually teach you and walk you thru it (and you actually remembering and understanding) everyone would be a coding master. That being said w3schools.com and php.net are good mainly as syntax and function references. Normally good for someone who may have some degree of programming background and mainly just need to understand the transitionary points. For someone new to programming I think Skullking posted probably one of the better online sources that outline most of it, tad longer read but you can perhaps understand more from it before moving onto the next step. Knowing the language and syntax is only half the battle, actually having the programmer's frame of mind actually accomplishes results without having to mostly cut and paste segments.
see the problems people post here and try to help them... you will learn new stuff and not focus on the same thing.
Internet is the best place to learn anything Well? Just google PHP tutorial, or buy a For Dummies book and get started... Dummies are great
Internet is a great place for reference but you will not be able to learn the language completely just looking at the internet because books have been reviewed countless times and have been through many editions. Although the internet is a place where it is somewhat harder to learn from, it is still possible. I strongly recommend that you buy a book to learn because that is by far the best way to learn.
Thanks much for the share, I'm just getting into php and programming so the resources will be a great start regards,
Blind leading the Blind? That might just hurt more than it helps when you get a bunch of misinformation.
4 yrs. ago I bought a nice php/mysql book and start learning from it, then I read many tutorials/articles on net about php programming. Every day we are learning something from net, books or friends etc. etc. Internet is always the BEST option to learn anything fast.
Try www dot devshed dot com, it contains a lot of free tutorials in PHP. Plus if you need some applications try: www dot php-developer dot org I also agree with Badeyes... I find having a book very helpful. I think the fastest way to learn to buy a book , start on its cover then go chapter by chapter. Install XAMPP ...try installing wordpress in localhost... Start customizing it with your choice. It is like getting deeper and deeper each day, after months of practicing and meeting a lot of applications..You could start developing complex applications on your own. This is where I suggest having a website that you will build and maintain (of course PHP powered). Learn MySQL, it is one that makes PHP a very good learning experience.