Howdy_McGee Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 ... And don't suggest "PHP For Dummies" because that dummies series is garbage. I need to learn stuff like Logins and such. I have no prior knowledge on PHP, but I do know HTML/CSS/Java/Javascript Let the suggestions begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Check here:http://www.oreilly.com/pub/topic/php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibineku Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 SAMS Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache is a great book, teaching you the basics of login, shopping cart, forum and other invaluable systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterdav85 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 check out net tuts. they have a whole series of screencasts for learning php. I've found video tutorials much quicker than reading books.http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/diving-into-php/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmdpa Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I second Dave's suggestion. The site he referenced (net.tutsplus.com) has loads of practical screencast tutorials that I find extremely helpful. As for a book, I am really enjoying O'Reilly's Learning PHP, MySQL and Javascript. It is very easy for me to understand, and he has a site that goes along with the book (lpmj.net). The site contains all of the examples in the book and are available for download. I also read Learning PHP5, another O'Reilly book, but that one didn't click with me as well. That being said, I definitely would recommend that you read at least 2 books to give you different perspectives of certain challenging concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungryMind Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Download eBooks: <snip> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterdav85 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Since you said you are already familiar with Java, I would suggest reading PHP Object Oriented Solutions by David Powers. It teaches you how to write object oriented php, rather than procedural php like how almost all books start. This way you can see the object oriented side and not start developing all your applications using spaghetti code. I wish I had learned OOP, MVC, and the use of frameworks sooner than I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhaslip Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 anything by Larry Ullman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy_McGee Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Yeah I think we've decided to get O'Reilly's Learning PHP, MySQL and Javascript... Seems like it has everything that we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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