getting started with programming

[walidno1]

well, what should I do IF I WANTED TO LEARN PHP??

My history of computing knowledge is that I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE ON PROGRAMMING AND DIDN'T EVEN READ ABOUT ANYTHING ON PROGRAMMING IN MY LIFE....(only used visual basic a few daysonce but forgot everything there)

Is there any website or ebook (free wud be good) that I can read so that I can understand the VERY staring of programming and then move on...


I already went to w3school but didn;t think it was for the absolute beginner......so any help????????

 

[misson]

See the threads "What should I learn?", "Want to learn to program...." and "sql database". My personal favorite programming textbook is the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. It's not easy, but it's an introductory text and will prepare you like no other.

 

[walidno1]

ok, will read what u said.........

 

[farscapeone]

There's an excellent PHP book for beginners by Vikram Vaswani called "How to Do Everything with PHP and MySQL" published by McGraw-Hill Osborne. You can find it on Amazon for about 20 bucks

 

[cheezo]

download a video tutorials from computer base learning such as linda.com

 

[walidno1]

once again Leviathon, Thanx for the excellent advice.........pity I can't buy the book........wud have loved it tho.........

@ Cheezo: well, yeah I cud do that but I want a solid base for understanding the stuff

 

[batman1]

You have a lot of work. For "basic" you can try w3schools.

Then after to directly to the PHP website php.net then the mysql page.

Security will be a major issue in your case since there is no training.

 

[misson]

For "basic" you can try w3schools.

W3Schools is outdated, incorrect and incomplete (and it's not just my opinion). Besides, OP already tried and rejected W3Schools.

As for security, there are definitely good sources out there, but there are also quite a few resources that barely cover the subject, if they don't ignore it completely. There is also some misinformation (I'm not sure where it comes from, but examples pop up in these forums from time to time). See "PHP tutorial that is security-, accuracy- and maintainability-conscious?".

 

[farscapeone]

download a video tutorials from computer base learning such as linda.com

It's lynda.com by the way

 

[cheezo]

once again Leviathon, Thanx for the excellent advice.........pity I can't buy the book........wud have loved it tho.........

@ Cheezo: well, yeah I cud do that but I want a solid base for understanding the stuff

those video tutorials in CBT or lynda actually starts from basic. i started learning from there.andi don't have money by the way so i just get it from warez sites

 

[walidno1]

oooooooooo.....................piracy stuff isn't allowed here

but lets see.........if worse comes to worse, I might even break one or two rules

just joking

 

[farscapeone]

It's not allowed to share pirated stuff but it's allowed to talk about it

 

[walidno1]

HeHe............k................i guess I might go for lynda............what do u say leviathon???

thanx cheezo!!