Learning PHP

mleh · 17 Jul 2006 at 15:26

I've got PHP & MySQL for dummies which by the looks of it should get me started in the basics of PHP development. Are there any good tutorials and resources on the interenet to go alongside the book? Do any books come recommended after i've done with this one? How did everyone else learn PHP?

SpicyDuck · 17 Jul 2006 at 15:48

mleh said:
How did everyone else learn PHP?

When we stopped thinking about it, and got down to it. So, open that book, get a big ass mug of coffee and start flipping pages! 1, 2, 7, GO!

Sic · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:06

thought of something i wanted to do, then investigated how to go about it in PHP. probably best to have a stiff drink at the ready... also worth getting a local installation of PHP (google xampp)

Augmented · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:20

Taught Java for several years at university. Didn't like it, and didn't really pay attention. In some strange moment I decided I would base my final year project on a PHP application. None of the tutors knew PHP, and I wasn't ever taught it during my course. Bonus. So I didn't have much choice but to buckle down and learn it in the best way there is, by practical use :cool:

. 10 weeks of coffee-fueled late nights (not that that was any different to previously). Now I get payed to do it. Bonus.

PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson was a good read and a recommended practical introduction.

paulsheff · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:57

mleh said:
I've got PHP & MySQL for dummies which by the looks of it should get me started in the basics of PHP development. Are there any good tutorials and resources on the interenet to go alongside the book? Do any books come recommended after i've done with this one? How did everyone else learn PHP?

Hmm, I had that for a while but I found it to be a bit on the poor side.

I would recommend for a good reference guide, and for a project to work through so you learn practical application of php and mysql try this

Beansprout · 17 Jul 2006 at 19:20

Augmented said:
Taught Java for several years at university. Didn't like it, and didn't really pay attention. In some strange moment I decided I would base my final year project on a PHP application. None of the tutors knew PHP, and I wasn't ever taught it during my course. Bonus. So I didn't have much choice but to buckle down and learn it in the best way there is, by practical use . 10 weeks of coffee-fueled late nights (not that that was any different to previously). Now I get payed to do it. Bonus.

PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson was a good read and a recommended practical introduction.

I did that during sixth form, if you replace coffee with tea