----- Original Message ----- From: "lavanya lavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:21 PM Subject: [php-list] New to PHP
Hello Everyone, I am new to PHP, with working knowledge of HTML. I would like to learn PHP and create a site for our art company. Can some one in this list help me locate some sites/resources with good tutorials for newbies? Thanks, Lavanya. ----------------------------- When I first started PHP I searched the net for a decent tutorial in a format that I could print out. I couldn't find anything suitable like a .PDF document so I went and bought a book. PHP Bible - Tim Converde, Joyce Park. If you are new to programming languages then perhaps a good book is the best starting point. If are already a programmer of some language then the best resource is php.net where you will find all the functions. What you wont find on php.net is a good summery of the syntax and native commands called primitives. php is a strong syntax language except for white space. Things like .=, $variable++, array['key'], $class => element, "Hello World\n", are hard to find explanations on. Try to find a tutorial on syntax and primitives and play with some code to get used to the these elements of the language. You really don't need a huge book for this part of the learning curve. Once you have the basic language structure then php.net is all you need. I must say though, if you prefer to read books then that will always be the better option. Thanks, Rob.
