Learning PHP
Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by smith on January 7th, 2009
It rocks and is pretty simple to pick up.
php.net have got a list of all of them, remember to click on the link there if you don't mind buying from Amazon as then they'll get some commission.
I've got the Wrox one (the Red one) and Leon Atkinson's Core PHP programming, which is brilliant if you are just starting out (well it was for me 18 months ago) Don't bother with the O'Reilly pocket guide, it's cool, but allit does is list the functions, not much help for a newbie, but really good if you just want to remember some syntax
good luck!
Yes, trawling through other peoples scripts is a good way to get going, but you can easily pick up bad habits and just write your code in a certain way because "that's how they did it"
When you start writing anything more than just a simple guestbook script (for example) The books do give you some background as to why you should code in a certain way, for example server load, efficiency etc... and the manual (the PHP one being particularly good) usually only gives syntax, if you are a beginer this can be quite daunting
All in all, I would suggest a combination of the three
1) to have at least one (good) book on your shelf, for reference.
2) To have an offline version of the PHP manual
3) Grab lots of code examples. (there's nopoint in re-inventing the wheel)
cheers
Darren ;)
Just go look at some php scripts, and use the manual as guide.
You'll learn php in no time :)
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