easy way for learn php

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  1. Deacalion

    Deacalion Peon

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    #21
    I second this! This book is very well written and covers a lot. And I 100% agree about the confidence thing.
    When I walk away having read a tutorial, I always feel uneasy that I'm not getting the entire picture or I've missed something - with a book that size, you know you're learning everything you need to. :)
     
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  2. lukeg32

    lukeg32 Peon

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    #22
    There isn't anything, in any book, that isn't available online, period. (jeez... its 2010 - welcome to the internet... think of the tree's.... etc etc :p) Of course; everything you need is at http://www.php.net

    Then again, programming isnt just about syntax. To be any good at it, you need to be the right type of thinker. (analytical/logical thinker). Thats not to say you cant code in PHP, far from it...... just that if you are thinking of a programming/dev career, you are better spent focussing on the generic programming basics and how to solve problems (think:puzzles) as opposed to syntax.
     
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  3. premeet01245

    premeet01245 Guest

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    #23
    hello lukeg32
    can u describe more about php.


    thanks
     
    premeet01245, Jul 19, 2010 IP
  4. dbsuk

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    #24
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
     
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  5. danx10

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    #25
    To learn PHP you need to know the syntax aswell as know how to problem solve.
     
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  6. Mitchell

    Mitchell Peon

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    #26
    If you're a true beginner to programming, not just PHP, and you want to learn the principles, you might consider a book called Learning Processing A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction by Daniel Shiffman. Processing is Java. This guy teaches a class in New York. You down load a very simple framework compiler you write the books tutorial programs with and test them. This helped me understand better the purpose of functions, objects and classes.

    http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Proc...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279564236&sr=1-1
     
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  7. caciocode

    caciocode Peon

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    #27
    Personally I think buying books which teach you the general/basics of programming than buying the book of the language you want to learn is a waste of time. PHP is a very basic language, it's the next best programming language to learn after HTML besides JavaScript.
     
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2010
    caciocode, Jul 19, 2010 IP
  8. lucyadwords

    lucyadwords Peon

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    #28
    PHP documentation is good to study php and you can get it from php.net site its a very good one
     
    lucyadwords, Jul 19, 2010 IP
  9. premeet01245

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    #29
    hello sir thanks for your great information please can u describe it.'' Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction by Daniel Shiffman.'' is part of php.
     
    premeet01245, Jul 26, 2010 IP
  10. arpit13

    arpit13 Well-Known Member

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    #30
    i think the best way is,
    learn basics from w3schools.com .
    then for new commands post in this forum or google it :)
     
    arpit13, Jul 26, 2010 IP
  11. premeet01245

    premeet01245 Guest

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    #31
    sir u r right but like Html tutorial,in php tutorial there is try editor is not available.
     
    premeet01245, Jul 26, 2010 IP
  12. sandy_joy

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    #32
    Hi, Here I In introduce some point about that is,
    it is a server side scripting language 
    , which does not run on a simple web browser, but it run on server, before writing some code you must install some special software like for window WAMP [window+Apache +MySql+PHP], for Linux LAMP [Linux+Apache +MySql+PHP].
And i also suggest you that you must cover all basic About Client Side Scripting Language [HTML, CSS, Java Script] etc.

and here i mention some basic code for php
<?php
$name = "Om Sai Ram";
echo $name;
?>
and for getting all useful info visit w3schools.com, and after that if you have any little bit doubt then just mention here I'll try to solve them
    PHP:
     
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  13. Crepito

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    #33
    Just like every programming language without dedication and research, you won't succeed :\
     
    Crepito, Jul 27, 2010 IP
  14. vexed

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    #34
    simple...

    Step 1) Watch PHP videos from Lynda.com
    Step 2) Read O'reillys PHP book
    Step 3) Start practicing by buiding code snippets.

    thats all... :)
     
    vexed, Jul 27, 2010 IP
  15. dontkillme

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    #35
    php its under development everytime and everyday, some of the learnings we recieve from there are old
     
    dontkillme, Jul 28, 2010 IP
  16. upl8t

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    #36
    Download the WAMP server and install it on your local machine. You can quickly write and run php without needing an external server. You can quickly make changes and see the results instantly. Make sure you have all error reporting on. This will help you debug your code.
     
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    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    #37

    I'm confused. which is it? Are books the best and fastest way or a waste of time?
     
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  18. sunnykwok25

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    #38
    Start by doing. I suggest starting with some basic PHP forms since a large part of PHP is transferring POST variables and GET variables across pages.
     
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  19. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #39
    sunnykwok25 is right! google for some basic tutorials and do them. Videos will be pointless. Install a php vm on your computer and get to it mucking about.

    You also need to have some goals. Do you want to work with frameworks like Symfony and cakePHP or do you just want to be able to edit WordPress themes and plugins. Without knowing what you want to do we can't help you attain the appropriate level of expertise.
     
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