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thomaz · 14-03-2004, 15:35

So ... I really wanna learn PHP *S*

But how the heck do I do? What do I need? Tried php.net but it only confused me more I think ... any good start-up-tips? Downloaded PHPTriad (wich makes very little sense to me) ... so. Help?

cam · 14-03-2004, 16:15

php.net is good as a reference guide, for checking on functions & what they do, how to use them, etc. It's not the best of places to start if you don't have much other coding experience and aren't used to reading that kind of documentation.

Some good tutorial-style sites you may wish to have a look at are:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/
http://www.sitepoint.com/subcat/php-tips

Oh, and always have the manual bookmarked, just in case!

http://www.php.net/manual/en/

Probably a good idea to get a book on the subject too, even if it's just one of the '24 hours..' titles, so you don't need to be stuck behind a monitor for both reading theory & coding examples.

Bill Posters · 15-03-2004, 02:49

Get yourself a good php book for beginners.

I've found the fllowig titles very useful in helping me take my first steps with php.

Essential PHP for Web Professionals
PHP by Example
PHP for the World Wide Web (a Visual Quickstart guide)
PHP in Easy Steps

You can use any of those titles as a front-page to back-page progressive tutorial or you can cherry-pick just the tasks you wish to implement immediately.
Each book/task is written in a way that you can cherry-pick without getting completely dazzled by the code you're looking at.

If you haven't already done so, install PHP on your machine.
The ability to test and run PHP scripts locally (rather than having to upload them to your online web space) will save you heaps of time and aggro.

cam · 15-03-2004, 05:21

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know any good books for reading up purely on the security issues that arise from using php? I try and develop secure code as it is (god I sound like a MS spokesperson) but am slightly paranoid that there could be important things i'm missing

Stickman · 15-03-2004, 05:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_am_cam

there could be important things i'm missing

It's that bit that sounds like a MS spokesman.

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Bill Posters trouble free and loverlee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: YooKay Posts: 2,899	Get yourself a good php book for beginners. I've found the fllowig titles very useful in helping me take my first steps with php. Essential PHP for Web Professionals PHP by Example PHP for the World Wide Web (a Visual Quickstart guide) PHP in Easy Steps You can use any of those titles as a front-page to back-page progressive tutorial or you can cherry-pick just the tasks you wish to implement immediately. Each book/task is written in a way that you can cherry-pick without getting completely dazzled by the code you're looking at. If you haven't already done so, install PHP on your machine. The ability to test and run PHP scripts locally (rather than having to upload them to your online web space) will save you heaps of time and aggro.

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