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[theseller]

You guys need to buy a book. PHP is really a good language to study as the first language you want to learn.

[Scalweb]

Thank you for good topic

[Mr Lover]

Good short, tutorial, good for new people wanting to learn PHP.

[primalhost]

Great topic for the learners

[Godzkiller]

Nice man. I'm going to have to get more in-depth into this stuff next year of college. Will be good to have a head start with these types of tutorials.

[wardpeet]

Originally Posted by horizon

Nice block from SNC. However, I'd state this line:

PHP Code:

$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"); 


for:

PHP Code:

$ip = (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"); 


You can just do $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
isset and getenv will only slow it down, $_SERVER and getenv do just the same, the only difference is that you can do getenv('remote_addr') but function call is slower than array call (#micro optimization)

Originally Posted by risoknop

First of all, I suggest abiding to some coding standards and/or best practices, one line condition statements for example aren't recommended.

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Secondly, you should use enctype attribute with HTML forms for security reasons, for instance:

<form enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" method="post" action="/controller/action">

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This is false as well, this enctype is default one so you don't have to specify it only if you need something different. The less text in your html the smaller so faster.

[superhostsolutions]

Yes, I am agree too. Phpmanual gives all the details along with the exact syntax and needed options for each function so if we study it well there is no need of ebooks.

[Juvani Marco]

Thats pretty basics of PHP, can you point us to place to learn better about all functions and how to use it in PHP?

[RokaHost]

this will help beginner to start and they can continue with w3schools too

[Knoss]

Nice topic. Definately going to get some use of it later.

[melodys]

Great tutorial you have posted and some very knowledgeable replies to go with it. Even if you know PHP, it is still nice to refresh your mind once in a while to remember everything about it. Some very good points made for sure.

[Seb_A]

Pretty nice topic for beginners.

[markabiyn02]

PHP is a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.
PHP is the widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft's ASP.

[penna obulesu]

for best learning of php basics u can see this blog
http[://]phpden.blogspot.in/2012/09/php-basic-syntax.html

[Mosiro]

Nice, great PHP tutorial for beginners. Do you intend to create more parts of this tutorial?