Learning from scratch. Where to start?

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I would like to start to learn how to code in PHP. Where should i start? I have no prior experience what so ever I am afraid.
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  • Probably the easiest way to get your feet wet is to purchase the "Head First PHP & MySQL" book, search for it on amazon.

    The book is well written for beginners. From there, your best bet is to study other people's code. However, be ready to see a *lot* of stuff that will not make sense. PHP is a very "loose" language, meaning there are gazillion ways to do the same thing. The trick is to find the most *optimized* way.

    Good luck,
    WP4H
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    • Use a php framework. It helps your development no end. Google php frameworks. The one I use is Codeigniter.
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  • This was the first PHP book I read and I loved it:

    Amazon.com: PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition) (9780672329166): Luke Welling, Laura Thomson: Books
    Only.... I had the first edition... which was released in 2001. Good god I feel old now

    I'd steer clear of the frameworks and wordpress in the beginning. Crawl, then walk, then run
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    • I would recommend you to learn the basics. So start from basic HTML and than move upto php. In php, I would recommend you w3schools. I have learnt alot from it and i always recommend everyone.
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  • Download a php link trading or php video tube script, and start playing with it by adding your own code or trying to figure out what's going on. Go purchase some PHP For Dummie books too, believe it or not they actually work if you're willing to learn!
  • There are many video tutorial on youtube, many free websites that teaches PHP.
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