Never bought a training course for programming so I couldn't recommend any, but I would like ask you some questions and maybe offer some suggestions.

Do you know any other languages or will this be your first? Learning the first language is obviously the hardest because programming concepts are often confusing, but once you nail them you'll find it easy. Anyway, I still believe you don't need to pay a dime to learn programming if you're learning online. All you need is some structure and guidance and the right learning materials and you'll be set.

• Use PHP.net as a reference but not as a learning resource.
• Use W3Schools as a way of learning how functions work and as a 2nd reference but don't use it to learn programming principles.
• Use Wikipedia.
• Ask for help.

I once wrote a full course on C/C++ from start to finish, and if I was to convert it to PHP I would keep the order of learning the same. Here's my cut down version for PHP:

• Variables
• Data types (despite PHP being typeless, you still need to know what data types are)
• Basic operators (arithmetic operators) like +, -, /, <, >

• "If" statements, including "if... else if"
• Ternary operation
• Switch statements
• Booleans

• The for loop
• The while loop
• The do... while loop
• Loop operations: break and continue

• Basic arrays
• Associative arrays
• Multidimensional arrays

• What functions are
• Declaring a function
• Calling a function
• Function parameters
• Function return type

• What classes are
• Declaring a class
• Members functions and variables
• Inheritance & polymorphism

I realise this is not going to help you actually learn the language, but I would highly recommend learning in approximately that order if you want to learn well. It's fine to skip steps but I wouldn't recommend it. Later on when you realise you didn't learn something more basic and don't quite understand how something is working you may understand this.

You will also find StackOverflow to be of great help if you need to ask questions about problems you can't solve.

I'll probably get some flak for saying this but I would also recommend learning another language along with PHP. I won't recommend JavaScript because of its highly forgiving nature, but I personally think learning PHP and JavaScript together is a good idea for web developers because not only does it give you greater insight into web scripting, it also allows you to have more control over the website and/or software in question. On top of these, learning a language with a slightly different approach to code will also help keep you on your toes, which I think is good for the brain .

Try codecademy.com

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You can find the best PHP training course material at W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

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There are many great resources on the internet.My favorites are W3 schools & thenewboston's video tutorials.

Found some great resources here. Also I like phpAcademy tutorials on Youtube. You can learn by creating stuff..

For the short tutorial, you can try w3schools.com &
If you like know detail about different PHP sections, you can try PHP tutorials on lynda. I found those good. These are paid.

But, if you look for full explanation of each php topic, then, Schools of Web is fantastic. Its Free at this time.

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Maybe it's too late for this, but I recommend codecademy.com for a start. It's a very easy course, so you won't get discouraged. It's also interactive, so you won't get bored too quick