Learning PHP

by Terrence Taitt Posted: 15 years ago 10 replies

Hi everyone,

Do any of you know of a very comprehensive book for learning PHP coding you could recommend to me?

Thanks, I really Appeciate your help

Terry Taitt

#programming #learning #php

Sergiu FUNIERU 15 years ago

I learned PHP using this book:
Amazon.com: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition) (0752063323250): Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski: Books(not an affiliate link)

The book is easy to read, filled with practical examples. If you understand half of it, you'll know enough PHP for lifetime.

Sergiu FUNIERU
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- Terrence Taitt 15 years ago
  
  Are you sure this is a good book?
  
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John A Goodwin 15 years ago

w3schools.com is a free website with many php tutorials.

John
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- Terrence Taitt 15 years ago
  
  I prefer a book, John. Do you have recommendations for a PHP book you have used to learn PHP programming?
dtang4 15 years ago

The first tutorial I ever read for PHP and MySQL were from Webmonkey - The Web Developer's Resource*| Wired.com.

After you learn the basics, I recommend PHP Freaks - PHP Help Index and Icemelon -- PHP, CSS, Javascript Tutorials, & More!. These have very specific tutorials, e.g. building rating systems, social networks, pattern matching/expressions, image manipulation, etc.
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- Tashi Mortier 15 years ago
  
  I wanted to recommend you a book on PHP but then I noticed that all of mine are pretty outdated.
  
  I recommend that you do a search on Amazon and don't buy a book that's older than 6 months to a year. Look at the reviews of other customers that way you'll know which book is decent.
  
  For example, those two look quite good:
  
  Amazon.com: PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (4th Edition) (9780321733450): Larry Ullman: Books
  Amazon.com: PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (9781430232490): David Powers: Books
fazlerocks 15 years ago

I prefer W3Schools Online Web Tutorials, Tizag Tutorials, Web Makers Zone | Making your web experiences beautiful….
These are some i regularly follow.

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Terrence Taitt • 15 years ago • 10 replies

Hi everyone, Do any of you know of a very comprehensive book for learning PHP coding you could recommend to me?