Hi there!
I'm new to PHP. I would like to know a few things.
How do you learn PHP? (a book, a program?)
How easy is PHP?
what are the main advantages of PHP?
Is PHP worth learning?
Can a whole web page be created out of PHP?
thanx
Is PHP worth learning?
Well, Is this for personal use or as a career oppurtunity?
If it's personal use, PHP is great.
If it's as a career, PHP isn't the most highly demanded skill in Business-esque web development jobs, but always the more skills the better you are.
To learn it, I'd buy a book, especially if this is going to be your first adventure in Server Side Programming. The reason - HTML code is not really programming - it's graphics through text (unless you use javascript and vbscript a lot). So it would be pertinent that you learn, nut just PHP, but more so - how to program.
PHP might be kinda challenging if this is your first programming language but so would any other programming language, for that matter.
PHP advantages are it's quite easy to find servers that host it (and mySQL). That makes it easy for noobies to get into.
Yes a whole web page can be made through PHP.You've made a great choice of a language.
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net">www.php.net</a><!-- w --> and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.phpbuilder.com">www.phpbuilder.com</a><!-- w --> are probably the only two sources you'll need to begin learning PHP. You might want to get a book. I don't have one, so I can't really help you there. Php.net has a book category. PHP is very easy if you have experience with other languages like Java Script or C++. If you don't it's still not that hard to pick up. PHP has loads of built in functions that are quite useful. PHP also has native Database support and is compatible with almost all databases. Plus it is open-source and completely free!
There is nothing not worth learning. Web sites are created with HTML and Client-side things. PHP will allow you to dynamically create the HTML and Client-side things.
I hope this helps.
Peace,
Edme learning PHP is purely personal.
i've had the pleasure of learning C++, 'object oriented programming'.
I covered most bits of C++, not all, but i'm not completely new to programming, just new to PHP.
can you guys suggest any book titles ( ISBN even better)that i could buy? It would save me trying to find the 'right' book.
thanx for your help
the Sams PHP and MySQL Web Development book is excellent. thick as hell, too. it does have several glaring errors, but they are thankfully obvious and easy to get around.
i also use the the PHP guide from the Visual series. old, but generally pretty helpful.<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wrox.com/books/default.htm">http://www.wrox.com/books/default.htm</a><!-- m -->
Also, anything by O'reilly is generally good.
Peace,
EdI had previous expirence with C++ before I learned.
Then I scripted for a game called Tribes. The Tribes script language and PHP are VERY similar.
After that, it was just a matter of expirence
If you've had any kind of previous programing expirence (maybe except VB) PHP should be pretty easy.All I did was buy a book and use the PHP Manual (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net/manual">http://www.php.net/manual</a><!-- m -->).i'm thinking of buying this book (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764516507/qid=1054423403/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/026-7857117-1452441">http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 17-1452441</a><!-- m -->)
it comes with a CD, shall i go for it?I personally don't like books that call their readers "dummies." That is my personal preference. It has nothing to do with the content of the book. I'd say go for it. It seems like a great beginners' book.
:thumbup:
Peace,
EdIf you're in to C/C++, then php is fairly familiar. Such as
In C/C++
if (i = 1; i <= uptovar; i++) {
// Do whatever
}
In PHP
if ($i = 1; $i = $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
Also,I think the best way to learn php is to dive right into it hehe. O, and also, PHP is more versatile I believe when it comes to variables.Dudex I think you mean a for loop.
In C/C++
for (int i = 1; i <= uptovar; i++) {
// Do whatever
}
In PHP
for ($i = 1; $i = $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
Jokerman I think you mean:
In PHP
for ($i = 1; $i <= $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
lol yep thanks was just copy and pasting his code with a fix for the loop.
haha one uped me. Whoops, hehe, I guess i've been coding a little too much ehhe .
I'm new to PHP. I would like to know a few things.
How do you learn PHP? (a book, a program?)
How easy is PHP?
what are the main advantages of PHP?
Is PHP worth learning?
Can a whole web page be created out of PHP?
thanx
Is PHP worth learning?
Well, Is this for personal use or as a career oppurtunity?
If it's personal use, PHP is great.
If it's as a career, PHP isn't the most highly demanded skill in Business-esque web development jobs, but always the more skills the better you are.
To learn it, I'd buy a book, especially if this is going to be your first adventure in Server Side Programming. The reason - HTML code is not really programming - it's graphics through text (unless you use javascript and vbscript a lot). So it would be pertinent that you learn, nut just PHP, but more so - how to program.
PHP might be kinda challenging if this is your first programming language but so would any other programming language, for that matter.
PHP advantages are it's quite easy to find servers that host it (and mySQL). That makes it easy for noobies to get into.
Yes a whole web page can be made through PHP.You've made a great choice of a language.
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net">www.php.net</a><!-- w --> and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.phpbuilder.com">www.phpbuilder.com</a><!-- w --> are probably the only two sources you'll need to begin learning PHP. You might want to get a book. I don't have one, so I can't really help you there. Php.net has a book category. PHP is very easy if you have experience with other languages like Java Script or C++. If you don't it's still not that hard to pick up. PHP has loads of built in functions that are quite useful. PHP also has native Database support and is compatible with almost all databases. Plus it is open-source and completely free!
There is nothing not worth learning. Web sites are created with HTML and Client-side things. PHP will allow you to dynamically create the HTML and Client-side things.
I hope this helps.
Peace,
Edme learning PHP is purely personal.
i've had the pleasure of learning C++, 'object oriented programming'.
I covered most bits of C++, not all, but i'm not completely new to programming, just new to PHP.
can you guys suggest any book titles ( ISBN even better)that i could buy? It would save me trying to find the 'right' book.
thanx for your help
the Sams PHP and MySQL Web Development book is excellent. thick as hell, too. it does have several glaring errors, but they are thankfully obvious and easy to get around.
i also use the the PHP guide from the Visual series. old, but generally pretty helpful.<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wrox.com/books/default.htm">http://www.wrox.com/books/default.htm</a><!-- m -->
Also, anything by O'reilly is generally good.
Peace,
EdI had previous expirence with C++ before I learned.
Then I scripted for a game called Tribes. The Tribes script language and PHP are VERY similar.
After that, it was just a matter of expirence
If you've had any kind of previous programing expirence (maybe except VB) PHP should be pretty easy.All I did was buy a book and use the PHP Manual (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.php.net/manual">http://www.php.net/manual</a><!-- m -->).i'm thinking of buying this book (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764516507/qid=1054423403/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/026-7857117-1452441">http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 17-1452441</a><!-- m -->)
it comes with a CD, shall i go for it?I personally don't like books that call their readers "dummies." That is my personal preference. It has nothing to do with the content of the book. I'd say go for it. It seems like a great beginners' book.
:thumbup:
Peace,
EdIf you're in to C/C++, then php is fairly familiar. Such as
In C/C++
if (i = 1; i <= uptovar; i++) {
// Do whatever
}
In PHP
if ($i = 1; $i = $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
Also,I think the best way to learn php is to dive right into it hehe. O, and also, PHP is more versatile I believe when it comes to variables.Dudex I think you mean a for loop.
In C/C++
for (int i = 1; i <= uptovar; i++) {
// Do whatever
}
In PHP
for ($i = 1; $i = $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
Jokerman I think you mean:
In PHP
for ($i = 1; $i <= $uptovar; $i++) {
// Do whatever
}
lol yep thanks was just copy and pasting his code with a fix for the loop.
haha one uped me. Whoops, hehe, I guess i've been coding a little too much ehhe .