A good cheap primer is PHP and MySQL for Dummies, cheap too. Php.net is the best place to start, there is a basic tutorial at http://uk2.php.net/tut.php and a list of examples and tutorials at http://php.resourceindex.com/Documentation/Examples_and_Tutorials/
> -----Original Message----- > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 June 2003 13:15 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: How far can Zend take PHP? A Threat to CFMX? > > > So, what's everyone's favorite php tutorials, lists, and sites? I'd > like to get started on php coding and there seems to be such > a plethora > of information out there, I probably could use some guidance. > > Marlon > > > Wayne Putterill wrote: > > >It seems to be first choice for new projects in my area, I > haven't seen > >a new CF or ASP site for a while. I'm sure price has a lot > to do with > >it, but it is simpler to learn than ASP and an average computer > >graduate will pick it up in no time. > > > >Some of the PHP applications are very impressive, I have > been playing > >around with Xoops (http://www.xoops.org), if you have access to a > >server that will run it I recommend having a look. For many > websites it > >has all the functionality needed and adding modules for increased > >functionality is a matter of a mouse click - depressingly simple for > >those of us who make a living from codeing :( > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: 25 June 2003 20:24 > >>To: CF-Community > >>Subject: How far can Zend take PHP? A Threat to CFMX? > >> > >> > >>"PHP -- the popular open-source scripting language designed > >>to create Web pages on the fly -- is having a banner year. By > >>some accounts, it is now being used in more than 9 million > >>Web sites worldwide. " > >> > >>"and in the United States PHP appears to be pulling ahead of > >>Cold Fusion MX to claim the spot behind ASP, John Meyer, > >>senior analyst at Forrester Research, told NewsFactor. " > >> > >>"Zend's core product is Zend Studio, an advanced, integrated > >>development environment for PHP coding. " > >> > >>"Zend also sells the Zend Safeguard Suite, which enables the > >>protection and mass distribution of commercial PHP > >>applications, and the Zend Performance Suite, which features > >>dynamic content caching, code acceleration and > >>file-compression technologies. > >>Recent releases of the Safeguard Suite have provided greater > >>usability and different methods of license validation, such > >>as licensing per server, licensing based on timeouts, and > >>trialware, Young said. " > >> > >>It's interesting that Zend and Sun seem to have formed some > >>partnership that facilitates Java based business logic and a > >>PHP front-end. > >> > >>I wasn't aware that PHP was making such inroads into web > >>application development. I've looked at the language, and it > >>certainly isn't as easy to pick up as CFMX.It reminded me of > >>my Pascal/VB programming days a long time ago. Is it doing so > >>well simply because it is free? > >> > >>Full article here: http://makeashorterlink.com/?P33122E05 > >> > >>-Gel > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
