Here's a simple tutorial on the basics of PHP made for beginners: http://geekness.eu/introduction-to-php-part-1. Thanks
can you give me step by step to build shopping cart i mean simple shopping cart for script php maybe later?
I think best way to learn PHP is to read PHP manual at php.net. You can also download the same. It covers everything, from initial to complex structure. Thanks.
I used to use Visual Studio in building .net winform App. I'm interested in PHP too. But I don't know how to start. is there an IDE for PHP like c# with visual Studio ?
php.net is extremely useful, but as a way to learn from scratch? that'd be a bit difficult. i'd start with some very basic tutorials like at tizag.com, then get a book from the library or find a long online tutorial. because then you learn progressively. then/meanwhile, get an editor such as phpdesigner 2008 which includes categorized function lists and as-you-type function info. going through the categories (eg string, math, etc) really helps, as does looking at other peoples' code and trying to follow along. of course everyone should learn html before they jump into php
If you know HTML (and CSS), then grasping PHP shouldn't be to hard. And no, you don't "know HTML" if you've been making stuff in Dreamweaver the whole time. I'm talking coding everything by hand, without any other help than a text-editor with syntax-highlighting. That said, php.net and the PHP manual are great references when you already sort of know what you are looking for - and Google also helps a lot, if you can figure out what you should ask for. Best way of learning? Set a goal, something you want to make, some function your website needs, and start coding - figure out how to as you move along. Look at others functioning code, ask questions, and read, read, read. It's not hard to learn, but it is hard to master. Like most worthwhile stuff.