Where Did You Guys Learn Php? Any good suggestions on were i could start? (tutorials)

Well im reading this book on php for beginers, and i thought, what if there is something better out there, b/c i bought this book like 2 years ago, but really havent read it, so i was just wondering if you guys new a good tutorial, or were did you guys learn PHP?Any help is appreciated.

I had a book called SAMS Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours. It did not teach me PHP in 24 hours, but I did learn some cool functions with the book. Whatever concept the book did a poor job of explaining, I looked it up on php.netOf course, you can't really learn a programming language if you don't see a PHP script or the code in action, so I went to several script sites and tutorial sites and learned there, too.Good luck on your PHP learning.

Most of what I know came from php.net. I also learned some PHP from the Xisto forums (at the start, I needed help about 3 times within a week or two). Also, if you're wanting to use MySQL, http://www.php-mysql-tutorial.com/error.htm?aspxerrorpath=/ is also a good site to learn to do certain things with MySQL. It helps you create a CMS (Content Mangement System) and I think a guestbook. There's more there, too, but I don't remember it all.

simply nothing can top the php handbook on http://php.net/, if you're looking for beginners stuff, go to http://www.hotscripts.com/ and visit the PHP Tutorial Section, you are bound to learn somethnig.

-whyme

I'm learning PHP by playing with WordPress I've already modified my first theme. Flex by Phu Ly is a good theme to start with.

When I encounter problems or things I don't know how to do I read the documentation or the wiki.

Don't know about you, but hands-on learning's the best way to help me remember stuff. It's pretty fun actually. You can see what I've done with WP on my two blogs.

http://tatatee.com/ and http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

I'd been designing blogs in CSS/HTML but I couldn't make them all cross-browser compatible PHP's much friendlier cross-browser-wise.

The best place to learn php is sitepoint.comanother place freewebmasterhelp.com or you can visit codewalkers.netA directory of collected php scripts is hotscripts.com

I learned in php.net. There is a good begginers tutorial and a complete functions reference manual if you want to look for specific issues.

Yeah i too just used Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 hours. It was an easy and gave many examples. So if you know c or C++, php is very easy. If you dont know either of them, it will take time to learn php. just my warning

Once you read some of the stuff in the book (any book will probably give you a decent foundation), I think the best way is to google for what yo are trying to do. Like if you are looking for the syntax of a 'while' statement, just google "php while loop". There are enough sites out there that you should find something useful in one or two clicks.http://www.phpfreaks.com/ has a good tutorial on session IDs.The list of mysql functions on php.net is simply nothing short of awsome!

Yeah i too just used Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 hours. It was an easy and gave many examples. So if you know c or C++, php is very easy. If you dont know either of them, it will take time to learn php. just my warning

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I'd like to add that Java is similar to C and C++

 

 

Once you read some of the stuff in the book (any book will probably give you a decent foundation), I think the best way is to google for what yo are trying to do.  Like if you are looking for the syntax of a 'while' statement, just google "php while loop".  There are enough sites out there that you should find something useful in one or two clicks.

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/ has a good tutorial on session IDs.

The list of mysql functions on php.net is simply nothing short of awsome!

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Yeah, that's what I do with a lot of the functions that I don't know - I just type in what they do, and the answer I'm looking for is usually the first result.

Anyone that has used phpBB Forums Already Knows the Basics of PhpBB. It is very easy to use. https://www.phpbb.com/... if You need more advanced teachings go to php.net

i just grabbed the PHP MANUAL and started learning!

OhI Learn PHP in http://www.phpscripts.com/
i learn PHP with look Soruce Code and then write my soruce codeI Think the best way for this is read scripts and read tutorials about phpI Hates bookfor start php i read one book it name prof in php but i can not understands code and learnsthen i find php websites and forums i read questions and answers about php and then littleby little i learn php I Think php is good Lan for web desing and its very nice for (Design and templates)It Work Fast and easy with High securitybut Install PHP with Sql and Apache is hard jobi use Wamp5 for thatFor more information read php manual Its really good Tutorial about phpyou can learn many think by php manual

I first learned PHP in February 2004 from a book called PHP [ what an appropriate name ]. I didn't know what to expect from it, but it actually became easy to mein a matter of days. After a few months, I got hooked to it. It was so powerful and it was free too. After going through a two PHP hosts, I ended up here. I then started using the PHP.NET website for updated information on PHP since my book is now four years outdated. And that's about it.

I first learned PHP in February 2004 from a book called PHP [ what an appropriate name ]. I didn't know what to expect from it, but it actually became easy to mein a matter of days. After a few months, I got hooked to it. It was so powerful and it was free too. After going through a two PHP hosts, I ended up here. I then started using the PHP.NET website for updated information on PHP since my book is now four years outdated. And that's about it.