Does anyone know a good beginner php book?

15 years ago

I found that the php.net site is a very good place to start learning php. It has everything and the user comments are invaluable to getting user insight as to how it can be used in a real world situation.

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ghostboi

15 years ago

A really good one that I've been using that can probably teach you PHP in the shortest amount of time is "Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours".

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Partyhat

15 years ago

Good PHP books have been listed, online tutorials have actually helped me more though. Theres a much bigger breadth of topics with tutorials, have you done any?

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gbarrows31

15 years ago

PHP for Dummies I'm serious :O)

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newbim 15 years ago

Originally Posted by gbarrows31

PHP for Dummies I'm serious :O)

I agree - That's how I'm learning at the minute - that and Lynda.
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Emily Johnson 15 years ago

Originally Posted by gbarrows31

PHP for Dummies I'm serious :O)

YES!!!!!!! cant get any better than the Dummy series :p
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ussher

15 years ago

I HATE the dummies series. cant stand any book that starts with "here is the power button to your computer"

But LOVE any book by O'REILLY publishers for technical subjects. Straight to the point with just what you want to know.

I liked this book:

Amazon.com: Learning PHP 5 (9780596005603): David...

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Nauman K

15 years ago

hey,
I will suggest to learn Basic from W3schools and then purchase wrox professional PHP,Mysql book

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stufftheme

15 years ago

i learned it form w3schools.com and i am like know everything about php
buy some good book and than continue with details

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iaxia

15 years ago

You really will want to get a begginers training course. They come with dvd's and workbooks. All Major book stores will have them in stock. Php is not hard to learn but is 100% easier if you have something to follow along. Good luck on that and if you have anything that gets you stuck. Feel free to send me a PM. I will help the best I can.

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newbie365

15 years ago

Originally Posted by iaxia

You really will want to get a begginers training course. They come with dvd's and workbooks. All Major book stores will have them in stock. Php is not hard to learn but is 100% easier if you have something to follow along. Good luck on that and if you have anything that gets you stuck. Feel free to send me a PM. I will help the best I can.

I completely disagree.. DON'T PAY ANYTHING to learn PHP/MYSQL go to google.com do a search for what you want to know. ITS FREE.

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mimion

15 years ago

You can seach on google to learn

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Big Squid

15 years ago

Head First PHP & MySql - well worth it..I spent a month learning from the book. It gave me an excellent base of knowledge. It wasn't everything, but it was enough to land a few jobs that brought in a couple thousand each...

Good luck!

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scole954387

15 years ago

I didn't have a clue about programming in PHP and used Sam's Learn PHP in 24 hours. I thought it did the job well. By the time I was done with the book I understood the basics of php and could do basic programming. From there Google became my best friend and built upon the knowledge that this book taught.

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mologic

15 years ago

oreilly makes some good book.. i have not read their php books, but I've read other books of theirs

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IM Godfather

15 years ago

I agree with those that recommend the "Sams" teach yourself series.

10 years ago I went from a simple html editor to building a robust ecommerce system that same year -- thanks to what I learned from Sams teach book. Now I may have some advanced talent, but this book did help me get going..

There PHP and MySQL combo book is also very good and something I'd recommend too .. as if you get into PHP you will most likely end up needing to know MySQL as well.

One you learn the basics, then yes Google rocks - as does php.net. I often forget how things go together, and in a simple search I remember it again.

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Christian Little 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Nauman K

hey,
I will suggest to learn Basic from W3schools...

Originally Posted by stufftheme

i learned it form w3schools.com...

+1 for w3schools, that site is very useful and it's free

Link to their PHP tutorials: PHP Tutorial

Once you've learned what they have, you can build simple scripts and should know enough to be able to use php.net and Google to learn the rest.
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dominicyordz

14 years ago

Go to w3schools.com and teach yourself the basics first. Then, try reading PHP Solutions by David Powers or PHP And MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson.

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sbglobal79

14 years ago

you can learn from search engine.

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maxmalini 14 years ago

To learn PHP, I highly recommend going here:

PHP Tutorial

They have great tutorials from beginner to advanced including working with databases and PHP.

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- ohio1975 14 years ago
  
  Head First PHP is also a decent book.
  
  If you have a public library of a decent size, not sure if you do where you are, you can look up books and borrow/review them before you purchase. That's what I have been doing lately when I am trying to learn a new technology. Sometimes what someone likes may not fit you and vice versa.
  
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siteline

14 years ago

I have an ebook on php if you want to check it out, just pm me if your interested.

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try_hard_samurai

14 years ago

I also vote for the Head First Series. I started out with there HTML/CSS book which was a huge help.

W3 schools is great as well.

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BK de Koning

14 years ago

W3Schools will do but I find that their tutorials often lack examples.

When you want a complete, easy to read and digest book go with the Head First series. The O'Reilly books on PHP are also top notch.

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cordyceps75

14 years ago

I learn from w3schools.com

I think the site is the number one php tutorial..

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Does anyone know a good beginner php book?

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