> I know you've heard this before so please have patience: > > What is the best book for a PHP newbie? I've never read a tangible book on php, however many people suggest O'reilly's books: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progphp/ Whether it is the "best" or not remains to be seen.
> What sites are the standard resources to learn PHP - includes tutorials > and reviews. http://us.php.net/tut.php http://www.google.com/search?q=php+tutorial I probably learned 60% of everything that I know about PHP through Google, php.net, and email groups like this one. > Are there PHP programs that one can buy that are PHP orientated. (I have > Dreamweaver 8 and I know it does PHP, but you would buy it for html not > PHP.) > There are so many editors out there. I'm personally a linux guy & use Kate. If you are considering Dreamweaver, I would imagine you are using windows. If you have money to burn, Zend is an awesome editor and I highly recommend it however it is quite expensive. > Thanks for your understanding. No problemo, that's why we are here. bp