i'm looking for a good tutorial on php to help me get started. any links?google (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=php+tutorials&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8">http://www.google.com/search?q=php+tuto ... 8&oe=utf-8</a><!-- m -->) has a bunch... as usualcheck out the Almighty PHP Manual @ PHP.net
All Hail the Mighty PHP Manual!
And if you don't.....
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I'll post more PHP links later...thanks man. its hard to find a good place. i want to get some down before i buy a book about itI would actually start with a book. That's what I did, and it's workign great.i like to know a little first and use a book as a reference guide. thats what i did with html and i'm fine nowIf you get a book, try out this one:
PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Both someone here on the forums, and my uncle
(who teachs Web Design @ College Level [no include PHP]) recommended itwww.phpfreaks.com has some pretty good ones.and don't forget about <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net">http://www.php.net</a><!-- m --> - alot of info...<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.snippetlibrary.com/tutorials.php/2I">http://www.snippetlibrary.com/tutorials.php/2I</a><!-- m --> recommend a good book too, because online you don't know if you are learning from good or bad code. The same can also apply to a book though. PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Websites by Larry Ullman was invaluable for me. A lot of the online sources like phpfreaks as mentioned are great too, but a good book takes you from a to z, a lot of the sites take you from g to b to w.
The php online manual has comments in it from other uses that are really good too.my tutorials (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.halfadot.com/php_noob/index.php">http://www.halfadot.com/php_noob/index.php</a><!-- m -->) - for better or worse. They were designed to begin at square 1, a bit like "php for pre-dummies".i know you can't tell whether the code is good or bad so i like to use w3schools and php.net. the book i have for html does all this code wrong and pisses me off cuz i paid a good amount of money for it. i'll take the recomendation on the book leonisknovo
I always put lots of reseach into books before I buy, usually via Amazon user reviews, then followed by a hour or so at the book store, once I narrow it down to two or three. There are far more bad books than good ones, but once you find out who the good writers are for any given topic most of their books are a safe bet. thats what i do as well. i also look through the books and look for ones with visuals. i like to be able to see what something will look like before i make it, or use it. the downside to visuals is that it could be full of pics, with no info. if anyone has suggestions i'll take anyyou have to remember guys, when books come out the technology has advanced, new things come out.
that is the problem with books on php, a book comes out and then a new version of php comes out. the book will be wrong on some stuff.
just go with the flow and not worry about it. the fundamentals are still there.meaning don't buy one or buy one for each version? or just buy one and learn the new stuff on the netjust buy one. it partly wrong but it wil be ok as far as learning. you can learn the differences later on the net in the php manual which you should read anyway.
All Hail the Mighty PHP Manual!
And if you don't.....
:ak47: :gunner: :sniper: @ you!
I'll post more PHP links later...thanks man. its hard to find a good place. i want to get some down before i buy a book about itI would actually start with a book. That's what I did, and it's workign great.i like to know a little first and use a book as a reference guide. thats what i did with html and i'm fine nowIf you get a book, try out this one:
PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Both someone here on the forums, and my uncle
(who teachs Web Design @ College Level [no include PHP]) recommended itwww.phpfreaks.com has some pretty good ones.and don't forget about <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net">http://www.php.net</a><!-- m --> - alot of info...<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.snippetlibrary.com/tutorials.php/2I">http://www.snippetlibrary.com/tutorials.php/2I</a><!-- m --> recommend a good book too, because online you don't know if you are learning from good or bad code. The same can also apply to a book though. PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Websites by Larry Ullman was invaluable for me. A lot of the online sources like phpfreaks as mentioned are great too, but a good book takes you from a to z, a lot of the sites take you from g to b to w.
The php online manual has comments in it from other uses that are really good too.my tutorials (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.halfadot.com/php_noob/index.php">http://www.halfadot.com/php_noob/index.php</a><!-- m -->) - for better or worse. They were designed to begin at square 1, a bit like "php for pre-dummies".i know you can't tell whether the code is good or bad so i like to use w3schools and php.net. the book i have for html does all this code wrong and pisses me off cuz i paid a good amount of money for it. i'll take the recomendation on the book leonisknovo
I always put lots of reseach into books before I buy, usually via Amazon user reviews, then followed by a hour or so at the book store, once I narrow it down to two or three. There are far more bad books than good ones, but once you find out who the good writers are for any given topic most of their books are a safe bet. thats what i do as well. i also look through the books and look for ones with visuals. i like to be able to see what something will look like before i make it, or use it. the downside to visuals is that it could be full of pics, with no info. if anyone has suggestions i'll take anyyou have to remember guys, when books come out the technology has advanced, new things come out.that is the problem with books on php, a book comes out and then a new version of php comes out. the book will be wrong on some stuff.
just go with the flow and not worry about it. the fundamentals are still there.meaning don't buy one or buy one for each version? or just buy one and learn the new stuff on the netjust buy one. it partly wrong but it wil be ok as far as learning. you can learn the differences later on the net in the php manual which you should read anyway.