Re: Is there a PHP for Dummies?

well, B., i've read a LOT of 'em .. it sort of depends on YOUR background as to which is best ... i like "Professional PHP Programming" from Wrox ... don't bother with "Beginning PHP Programming" from Wrox ... it'll probably insult your intelligence ... one of the first i ever read, when i was first getting started, was "PHP Essentials" by Meloni ... simple, but some GOOD examples to study, and when you finish, you'll have a decent foundation for more study .. my current personal favorite is "Mastering PHP 4.1" from Sybex ... good writing style, and it covers (obviously) 4.1, which a LOT of books out don't do ... so it eliminates THAT frustration ... HTH kenM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beauford.2002" <beauford.2002@rogers.com> To: "PHP General" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:53 PM Subject: [PHP] Is there a PHP for Dummies? > I'm really tired of trying to figure out the PHP manual and need something > that explains things in plain straight forward English. Like > get_magic_quotes_gpc() for example - the manual says how to use it and what > it returns - but nowhere can I find out what it's for. Does it count sheep, > do a quote of the day, or what - maybe I'm just stupid - but in any event I > have spent more time in the last two weeks searching for things and getting > no answers - Any help in pointing me a good straight forward tutorial/manual > would be appreciated. > > B. > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >