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June 6, 2009
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Online resources for learning PHP/MySQL?

  • June 6, 2009
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I would really appreciate knowing which online resources people really have used and found valuable for learning PHP/MySQL.

And I'm well aware that Google is my friend - I'm looking for personal recommendations.  🙂

Thanks very much in advance,

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June 10, 2009

Well, I got some good websites

www.w3schools.com

www.phpeasystep.com

www.phpfreaks.com

And a lots! Google baby, google.. But as what David says, not all websites is up to date, you have to assure that. Other option, you may refer to PHP books. There's a lot too.

June 6, 2009

I am just getting started myself, but I have learned a lot from lynda.com. You should be able to find a 7 day free trial if you google "lynda.com 7 day trial".

pziecina
Legend
June 6, 2009

Just as an update, when learning php, no matter how, ensure that it covers object Orientated Programming', I realize that this may seem a little too advanced at first, but OOP is worth learning once you have learned the basics.

PZ

David_Powers
Inspiring
June 6, 2009

Beware of a lot of online stuff. It's often out of date. The best resource is the PHP online manual, but it's rather like reading a dictionary if you don't know what you're looking for.

If you decide to go for PHP, make sure that your hosting company offers a minimum of PHP 5.2 and MySQL 5.0. A lot of hosts are still offering PHP 4, which was discontinued in August last year. MySQL 4.1 is acceptable, but 5.0 or 5.1 is preferable.

pziecina
Legend
June 6, 2009

There are no definitive sites but you could try as a starting point the following link as these are dreamweaver specific articles:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/application_development.html

Also a good php/mysql book would be recommended, my personal favorites are the ones by o'reilly publishing, but everyone has their own personal favorite.

HTH

PZ