A little advice required

Discussion in 'PHP' started by oo7ml, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi, a friend of mine has asked me to teach him PHP. I have advised him that the best way to learn is to study books as someone can't really teach you. This however is only my opinion and i probably gave him the wrong advice.

    Therefore I am keen to know:

    1. what do the PHP experts here believe is the best way for a person to begin learning PHP

    2. what book they would recommend

    Please, the more advice/opinions the better even if there is repetition among the posts, thanks in advance
     
    oo7ml, Jun 26, 2008 IP
  2. commandos

    commandos Notable Member

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    start by making little scripts , u wont be learning something if u only read books because you will forget when you close the book .

    when you practice and write codes its where you start learning from your errors ;)
     
    commandos, Jun 26, 2008 IP
  3. projectWORD

    projectWORD Active Member

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    Yeah, I agree. Set him a project that will develop the basic skills. Calculations, Loops, Conditional Statements, String manipulation, Bla bla bla
     
    projectWORD, Jun 26, 2008 IP