Howdy_McGee 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Report 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
justsomeguy 1,135 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Check here:http://www.oreilly.com/pub/topic/php Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chibineku 0 Posted August 17, 2010 Report 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skaterdav85 12 Posted August 17, 2010 Report 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/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fmdpa 9 Posted August 18, 2010 Report 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryMind 0 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Download eBooks: <snip> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skaterdav85 12 Posted August 18, 2010 Report 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlhaslip 1 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 anything by Larry Ullman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howdy_McGee 0 Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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