Best way to start learning PHP?

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Best way to start learning PHP? - Mosslah - 08.02.2012

It took me around a year to get to full grips with PAWNO, and a further six months to be able to familarize myself with the majority of things you can do with it. I mainly taught myself by scripting over and over on PAWNO and launching a private test server to see if the scripts actually worked, and then simply downloading filterscripts/gamemodes and editing them and/or taking bits out of them and replacing them with my own code but with the same function.

I want to start learning PHP since I'm interested in it, but I've been told that PHP can be extremely difficult, so does anybody have any advice on the best way to start learning? Programs to use?

Thanks!

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - SchurmanCQC - 08.02.2012

FYI, it's pawn, not pawno. Why do people like you keep making that mistake? :/

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - lolumadd_ - 08.02.2012

Just get an idea, and start making it. Use ****** frequently when you get stumped. The more you write, the more you learn.

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - Jack_Leslie - 09.02.2012

Read this website, this is where I started learning PHP, it's great:
www.tizag.com/phpT/

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - grantism - 09.02.2012

http://www.w3schools.com/ - best way IMO from there you will know what to search in ****** or what ever you need to find out to improve.

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - vital2k - 09.02.2012

Lynda.com, the PHP videos there by Kevin Skoglund are great.

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - playbox12 - 09.02.2012

To be honest PHP is not that hard. However if your looking to create websites learn HTML first (it gives you a good grasp on how websites work). All PHP does is creating HTML pages.

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - MP2 - 09.02.2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schurman

FYI, it's pawn, not pawno. Why do people like you keep making that mistake? :/

Because it's only one letter, and it's the name of the editor.

Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - Silent314 - 09.02.2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by playbox12

To be honest PHP is not that hard. However if your looking to create websites learn HTML first (it gives you a good grasp on how websites work). All PHP does is creating HTML pages.

(most of) this. Learn HTML and CSS first. They go hand-in-hand unless you're gonna use PHP for non-web applications.

(PHP does more than just create HTML pages, FYI

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Re: Best way to start learning PHP? - -Prodigy- - 12.02.2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by grantism

http://www.w3schools.com/ - best way IMO from there you will know what to search in ****** or what ever you need to find out to improve.

That's the worst website ever! Here's why: http://w3fools.com/

Use the one that "Jack_Leslie" suggested.