Re: New to PHP

Only if you are planning on using PHP & MySQL on Linux. If you are going the windows direction, then you don't need too. good luck "Hiren Mehta" <hiren@activetopic.com> wrote in message news:00fe01c344d1$b2143bf0$4603000a@hiren... > Do you suggests any pre-requisites before starting off with the books? > Someone told me it would be much better if I learn Linux first > Hiren > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> > To: "Hiren Mehta" <hiren@activetopic.com>; "PHP" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:18 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > There are many great books to help get you started. Infact.. believe it > or > > not.. for the complete newbie "PHP for Dummies" is a great chioce. It's > > very well written and starts with no assumptions about your skill level. > > > > But if you do happen to have some programming experience try "PHP and > MySQL > > Web Development" (do a search on Amazon). That's the book that helped me > > out the most. It has some great real-world examples with complete > > walk-through tutorials. > > > > Don't bother purchasing a function reference becuase the php.net reference > > is the best there is. And it's free. :) > > > > HTH, > > Kevin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hiren Mehta" <hiren@activetopic.com> > > To: "PHP" <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:27 PM > > Subject: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > > > Hi I am new to PHP and would like to learn more about it. Which would be > the > > best place to start with besides the manual and what would you suggest is > a > > pre-requiste for learning PHP. > > > > Thanks > > > > Regards, > > > > Hiren > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >