skinnydan Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 For the first of what will undoubtedly be many moron questions from yours truly, can anyone suggest a good comprehensive overview of Php for morons? I have a good grasp of html, but I know zero about programming & scripting and I'd like to learn in a way that won't tax my overtired brain. Amazon listed a Php for Dummies that might be appropriate, but I'd be grateful for any other recommendations. I'd prefer a book to a website, but I'll take anything that the collected wisdom here thinks is a good place to start. TIA, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I had posted a link to another thread on the forum that had a link to download a PHP book. This was clearly a copyright violation and the thread has been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortk Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 (edited) Bruce, Your link takes me to an error message: "Sorry, some required files are missing, if you intended to view a topic, it's possible that it's been moved or deleted. Please go back and try again." And, I really liked "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson. Personally, I think it's very well written, and works well as an introduction to programming concepts in general, and PHP in particular. For example, the chapter on arrays teaches you what arrays are all about, and then gets into the details of how to program with them in PHP. If you went that route, and intend to use it for PHP programming here at TCH, I would recommend going with an older edition. The newer editions use PHP 5.x, but TCH is using 4.x. Edited February 2, 2007 by nortk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Read my post above yours for the reason. I edited the post. I have a PHP for Dummies book. It's a great starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I have many PHP books but the best to start with is Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours. The SAMS collection of 24 hours books a great to start with and then use as a reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I agree with both of the suggestions above. I have several of the "...for Dummies" books and still refer to them often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Since others here posted info about great books, I will post a link. This is how I learned: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ Contributors' comments help clarify things (when reading posted comments, remember they read from bottom up and when people say 'the poster above' they really mean 'the poster below') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhollin1138 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 And, I really liked "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson. Personally, I think it's very well written, and works well as an introduction to programming concepts in general, and PHP in particular. For example, the chapter on arrays teaches you what arrays are all about, and then gets into the details of how to program with them in PHP. I second this recommendation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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