Where To Start

Well the title pretty much says it all really, Ive picked up little bits of how to edit PHP over the last few weeks but I wouldnt mind giving it a proper go.

Where would you Say would be the Best place to Start. anybody reccomend some good tutorials ( very basic )

Ross.

 

php(dot)net

 

I personally started before I went into higher education at www.tizag.com it gives you a good understanding of the core basics you will need to get started.

 

Read E-Books or buy a book

 

I started with W3Schools. It's an awesome site to learn programming languages.

 

Thanks for all the usefull liknks ill try to work my way through them over the weekend.

Ross.

 

The proper start to learning programming, regardless of the language, is to learn programming. (In English.) Start with Wirth's "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs". You can usually find a copy at Amazon for a few pounds/euros/dollars.

Once you understand the concepts of programming, open php_enhanced_en.chm (you can download it from the PHP site) and use it as your source, not only for syntax, but for examples posted by people who are actually using it.

I had no hand in writing PHP, but I'd swear that one of the goals was to write a language that didn't have to be learned. If you can program, you can program in PHP. (If you can't program, learning PHP will just save you a few seconds here and there, but you still won't be able to write PHP programs.)

 

Hi Ross,

I started learning PHP 1,5 years ago. Now I am fairly good at it. My method:

1.) Reading easy tuts at www.w3schools.com and www.tizag.com
2.) Trying to build something basic in PHP (e.g. a simple contact form)
3.) If you don't know something just Google it!
4.) From further searches you will gain extra knowledge

In brief this is it... Just learn the basics then just search for things you don't know.
After few months or years you will be a professional

 

perfect site, that's good, except for one problem. Much of the information on the W3Schools site is just plain wrong. (http://www.w3fools.com/)

 

Well, maybe you are right... But it worked for me

 

I have a day off from work tomorrow so think I'm gunna attempt to make a contact form and then move on from there.

 

I highly recommend the book "PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual Quick Pro Guide" , it has PHP & MySQL in it. Also, after it teaches you most of it, there are guides on how to make a registration, forum and a shopping cart. The fundamentals from those examples can be used in lots of other circumstances. Also, w3schools is very useful.

Good luck!

 

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Hi Ross,

How is the development of the contact form going?