No there are no real pre-requisites to learning PHP. You should be comfortable working with the OS that you're used to, but that goes without saying. PHP is an almost ideal beginner's language. Knowledge of Linux is certainly not required. There are PHP installers for Windows and Mac that are point and click. Very easy step by step. And there's plenty of easily accessible info on Google Groups if you get stuck. - Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] New to PHP > Do you suggests any pre-requisites before starting off with the books? > Someone told me it would be much better if I learn Linux first > Hiren > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:18 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > There are many great books to help get you started. Infact.. believe it > or > > not.. for the complete newbie "PHP for Dummies" is a great chioce. It's > > very well written and starts with no assumptions about your skill level. > > > > But if you do happen to have some programming experience try "PHP and > MySQL > > Web Development" (do a search on Amazon). That's the book that helped me > > out the most. It has some great real-world examples with complete > > walk-through tutorials. > > > > Don't bother purchasing a function reference becuase the php.net reference > > is the best there is. And it's free. :) > > > > HTH, > > Kevin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:27 PM > > Subject: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > > > Hi I am new to PHP and would like to learn more about it. Which would be > the > > best place to start with besides the manual and what would you suggest is > a > > pre-requiste for learning PHP. > > > > Thanks > > > > Regards, > > > > Hiren > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
