How to learn PHP?

Hi guys,

Does someone know any good tutorial to learn PHP from zero?
I know that official PHP website have tutorials, but I'm looking for something more simple to learn...

How do you learn PHP?
What do you suggest?

Thank you

 

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Install Xamp or Wamp and start playing around. Think of something you want or need to do, and figure out how to do it. Best way to learn anything is to jump into it.

 

Learn php from the Beginning ...If you learnt C before ,then it will be easy..some suggested sites are as follows:

www.w3schools.com/php/
PHP: A simple tutorial - Manual www.tizag.com/phpT
PHP Tutorial - Introduction php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php

and for advanced C Puzzles
go to
www.techmantr.in/c.php

 

I strongly suggest you to check out this series of tutorials: http://devzone.zend.com/6/php-101-php-for-the-absolute-beginner/ and of couse you can check the tuts on http://www.w3schools.com/php/ as well. Hope this help.

 

w3school and php book by rocks publication is best for Beginners

 

w3schools and
tizag
are best sites for learning PHP from Scratch
and best way to download any PHP application from any site and customize it yourself

 

PHP.NET and Lynda.com Tutorials

 

I learned from w3schools and this is really best.

You may take helps from php.net and other sources. But as a beginner, w3chools would be helpful to you.

Best wishes.

 

Thank you guys

 

think dynamic websites .. user registration .. logging in .. shopping cart .. stuff like that

 

Hi,

For PHP, there must be the knowledge of HTML,DHTML,.NET etc...

Thanks...

 

w3school is best tutorial to learn not only php but other programming languages too..

 

See any programming laguage has to be learned through implementation.first install PHP,MYSQL,APACHE then go to some good website to get basic sysntax after that play with some examples write on your own.Think about the scenario's which are about the realtime usage of PHP.

weschools.com is very good for startars.This is my personal exp how i learned PHP might be usefull for u

 

buy a book on php, It gives you a set of tasks to accomplish and teaches you step by step how to do it.

 

It depends on your learning set. Are you visual and need videos? Check out lynda or killerphp, great video tutorials. I find W3 to be very difficult to learn from beginning levels.

 

But, then again, I'm a visual person.

 

I would suggest you the book "Learn PHP the easy Way" it starts from basics of HTML, basics of PHP to make web based apps with example applications. Really nice and easy to understand book for every one who knows nothing about programming from the Scratch.

http://www.scriptsez.net/index.php?action=details&cat=book&id=1087237086

 

You can try tizag.com but you'll probably have to look elsewhere after you gain a certain amount of knowledge. I also combine that with additional research on other sites if I don't understand certain things enough. Php.net is also good as a reference.

 

Use Apache server its user friendly for basic learners, and then refer some of the basic examples from the sites
w3schools,php.net,tizag.com... Its quite easy and you will learn gradually but you need some smart work. All the Best

 

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