Re: Simplistic PHP tutorial

On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 09:17, Stephen Allen wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 10:47:01AM -0400 or thereabouts, Neal wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've looked at the php.net tutorial, and though I'm learning some things > > from it, it's still a bit over my head. It seems to presuppose a comfort > > level with programming which I do not have. > > > > Can anyone recommend a simple, hand-holding, introductory tutorial > > suitable for someone with no programming experience to speak of? > > One of the best I've seen, (from a beginners standpoint), is a book from > Peachpit Press: "PHP for the World Wide Web" 2nd Edition by Larry Ullman -- ISBN > 0-321-24565-2. It has helped me. Covers the basics of PHP4 and PHP5 and is a > "Visual Quickstart Guide". I would suggest checking into a book that has a few chapters on some of the basics; however, that also has a lot of the the advanced stuff. You will soon be wanting to know more as you progress and it is better to find a book that has both. New Rider publishing has a couple great PHP books out there now that are really good too. -- BigDog