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  1. #26
    Quote Originally Posted by vkess View Post
    Anyone seriously looking to learn PHP should bookmark the site below. If you have any questions they can usually be answered there.

    php.net/

    The function reference is particularly useful.

    php.net/manual/en/funcref.php
    It's a great reference for experienced programmers, but I wouldn't recommend it to people just starting out. It's way too technical and expects you to have an understanding of php.

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    the function reference is a bit technical but there is also the getting started and language reference sections.

    http://www.php.net/manual/en/getting-started.php
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    thanks , great tutorial

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    PHP actually stands (or did stand) for Personal Home Page, but that obviously didn't sound professional enough.

    Thanks for the tutorial though

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    I leant PHP on W3schools website, I suggest you give them a look up!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eoin_ View Post
    PHP actually stands (or did stand) for Personal Home Page
    PHP stood for "Personal Home Page" until the end of PHP version 3 or
    so, when Zend took over the majority of it's development. Presently
    it's the recursive acronym "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", or something
    like that.

    As far as learning PHP, once I had the basics of the language down I
    started looking at some commonly used open source projects such as
    PhpMyAdmin, PhpSysInfo, and Wordpress. I tried to think of a very
    simple fix/refactor/new feature and I spent a weekend trying to
    implement it.

    Also, if you are new to programming in general (and are hoping to make
    a career out of it) I would highly advise against diving into PHP
    first. Take a look at C++, Java, or even Python to understand the
    basic concepts of programming, and then dive into PHP. It may take
    awhile but it will make you a much better programmer in the end.

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    another vote for w3schools.com

    thats where i learnt most of my php from. php.net is only useful really if you know what your looking for abit a part of php and that your not sure off.

    I would highly suggest starting with w3schools. google it. learn it. job done.

    use php.net as a reference.

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    need help

    U have mentioned the basic programming for php. Can you tell me how to save this file & execute it.
    I need the extension & shall i execute it on the browser

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    thanks alot, really usefull.

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

    Code:
    <?php
    
    if (true === $bool) {
        // $bool is true
    } else if (false === $bool) {
        // bool is false
    }
    Secondly, you should use enctype attribute with HTML forms for security reasons, for instance:

    Code:
    <form enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" method="post" action="/controller/action">
    Also use labels for accessibility and don't forget to escape all HTML output (with htmlentities() for example):

    Code:
    // always escape HTML output
    echo 'Hello ', htmlentities($_POST['name']);

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    Thanks man I needed a 'lay-man' terms tutorial because of how new I am to the language. I want to eventually make a browser RPG so this helped a ton man

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    Thanks for the nice little tutorial. This will help many New comers.

  13. #38
    Thanks for posting the basics - i'm new to programming and most tutorials seem to assume that you know things like php start and end tags.

  14. #39
    Thank you for good topic

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    Brilliant post!!
    really its very awesome and useful tips for me. I do not know PHP but it seems interesting so I definitely start learning in a few days.
    Thank you

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    PHP for me is really what ever I make of it. I make it easy for me by using the easiest methods for me as far as getting things done.

  17. #42
    Nice, very simple and plain tutorial for new beginners to understand

    For people who have moved on from this: I recommend checking out nettutplus and w3schools for more indepth on PHP

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    A nice way to learn PHP is by reading code done by somebody else. That's how lots of programmers learnt.

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    nice tut, understand it a little better now

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    great work, thanks. i need all the php tutorials i can get right now

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    The best place for help would be http://w3schools.com/

  22. #47
    Very nice tutorial, I'm wanting I start coding PHP this is a great help thank you

  23. #48
    Hi,

    Thank for such a awesome short tutorial,I am seriously going to learn php at last.Do you recommend me any website or ebook for Advanced learning, Video tutorial will be best for me.

    Thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by HobsonsChoice View Post
    Hi,

    Thank for such a awesome short tutorial,I am seriously going to learn php at last.Do you recommend me any website or ebook for Advanced learning, Video tutorial will be best for me.

    Thank you
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    I have been learning php for sometime now and this tutorial is so good for starters

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