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1erik1

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hi I want to learn how to use php.

whats the best site/place to learn it? I understand html and some css, not javascript.

Thanks, Erik
 

diabolo

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w3schools
and tigzag
also php.net is good for looking up the synthax of a specific code
 

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download php for dummies for basic php scripting, or go in for some intermediate php books which cover most of the basic parts
 

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if you go looking for books, too: check "Web Database Applications with PHP and mySQL" by Hugh E. Williams and David Lane, 2nd Edition, O´Reilly Media Inc.

It contains all one might need - good luck with your studies.

peace, bonzo
 

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You could start by reading the php documentation. The documentation itself contains a tutorial. After finishing the tutorial, you should be able to understand the rest of the manual and understand the examples in it. You could skip chapter 2 if you don't have plans on setting up you own server.

In case you want to set up your own server, you need to download the ff:
- Apache - web server
- PHP - hypertext preprocessor to be used with apache
- MySQL - (optional) database server. Most likely would need it later.
You can download them separately or use a package called xampp. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

The php documentation can be read online or download it for offline reading at http://www.php.net/docs.php

After learning php, you could start learning SQL, a language used in MySQL. Learning MySQL is essential since most php applications use it.
 

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Three of the best php information sources on the web are w3schools, php.net,
and tigzag. I still refer to tigzag's tutorials from time to time.

When it comes to actually learning from the tutorials, what I would recommend you do is start coding practice programs that interest you but incorporate your php knowledge. Here are some ideas:
-Make a sign-in system with cookies and sessions
-Make shoutboxes
-Make some basic unit conversion programs
-Make some fun text generators
-Make a poker game
-Finally, make a website

This way you are learning the language but not being bored with the monotony because you are creating stuff that is partly useful.
 

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I'm learning PHP too, w3schools has been really handy, and if your lazy like me and don't want to install all the programs mentioned above, just make a blahblah.php in your web space, and edit it from there, you can learn the basics really quick, while following the w3schools php guide. http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp

Also if you have any high level programming experience, c, java, pascal, C++, and so on then php will be a lot easier to pick up, from my experience anyway that what I found.
 
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