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Halide
08-17-2002, 11:44 AM
What's up php freaks?

I'm learning php pretty rapidly and already recoded my asp site into php/mysql... with a forum, news, poll, etc.

cya around 8)
imported_Gryphon
08-17-2002, 03:58 PM
YAY HALSIR!
Nafae
08-17-2002, 04:11 PM
Hello mr. bananna! Welcome to coderforums!
DeadlySin3
08-18-2002, 08:04 AM
Well hey there - good to see i'm not the only new-comer here. heh.

Can I ask you a question? What are the resources you're using to learn PHP? You say you're learning it very rapidly.. and well, i'm learning it.. however, not so rapidly

I recently bought two books

PHP : Your visual blueprint for creating open source, server-side content that covers PHP, MySQL, Apache among other software
along with an included CD-Rom of all sample code in the book
(Hungry Minds Inc. - http://hungryminds.com)
Since Information is Free (http://digital-designs.net/downloads/VisualPHP.zip) here is a copy of the book :D

and

Sams Teach yourself PHP in 24 Hours

The first one seems great so far, but I haven't dug into the latter just yet. Should be interesting though.
Halide
08-18-2002, 12:22 PM
Well, since I already had some knowledge in ASP, that helped me somewhat.

Also, PHP is similar to Tribes2 scripting, which also helped me learn fast...

Anyhow, I got a book called "Beginning PHP 4", with a red cover and like 5 guy pictures on it. It helped me learn most of the basics.

Another good reference is that Windows Help file PHP manual, but I'm not sure where to get it at (somewhere on php.net).

I'm not saying that I'm an expert at PHP or anything... but I did learn it pretty quickly! ;)
DeadlySin3
08-18-2002, 02:54 PM
Ahh, ok. Prior to about 3 weeks ago, I had no knowledge in any other language other then HTML - I know thats why it's taking me so long to comprehend everything - but if it makes any difference, i'm having a great time learning PHP!

I appreciate you getting back to me on all of this :)
iDxMan
08-18-2002, 03:32 PM
I bought PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson, and it was ok but probably not worth the money. Looking at code and referring back to php.net has been the best combo. Although I did have a good chunk of experience with perl, pascal, sql, and so on before I started with php.
DeadlySin3
08-18-2002, 06:26 PM
Originally posted by iDxMan
I bought PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson, and it was ok but probably not worth the money. Looking at code and referring back to php.net has been the best combo. Although I did have a good chunk of experience with perl, pascal, sql, and so on before I started with php.

hehe, seems like most everyone has had a headstart in programming -

i'm told that PHP isn't really a beginners language, but i'm not really having a problem catching on. It's just taking me a bit longer then I would like it to.

Persistence persistence persistence! Thats all it takes :)
Thanks for your input!
forensic
08-19-2002, 05:07 AM
hey look it's halide! famous t2 scripter

TruSoulja said you were "back" whatever that means
imported_Gryphon
08-19-2002, 11:58 AM
He had his internet access restricted for a while. Now he has it back on a limited basis.
Heywood
08-22-2002, 03:03 AM
I am just starting out too. I have been trying the last couple months to learn this stuff, but my biggest problem is time.

This book " Essential PHP for Web Professionals" by Christopher Cosentino, GREAT BOOK. No theory, no fluff. Just cuts it down for you.

I have been using that, these forums, and php.net of course, to learn it.