Re: Simplistic PHP tutorial

I disagree with the suggestion that you need to or should have programming experience to learn PHP, although it is helpful. There are a few books out there (and books probably are the best starting point) that assume the reader has no programming background, although you need to be familiar with HTML (and not just creating HTML pages with a WYSIWYG like GoLive or FrontPage). Larry Ullman's book is a good example (PHP FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB, Peach Pit Press). > [Original Message] > From: Gabino Travassos <mote@moteinteractive.com> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Date: 05/25/2004 9:17:10 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Simplistic PHP tutorial > > > 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? > > Personally, if I was teaching someone programming concepts from scratch I > would start them with Javascript. It's mostly platform-independent, you > don't need to install any software, and you don't need to upload your files > to a server that has PHP installed. Most of the basics (functions, > variables, math) are the same in php, perl, flash, and Javascript, and > Javascript is the simplest one in terms of getting started and testing your > code quickest. > > There are some differences, of course, but you'll always be double-checking > your syntax anyway. > > I like the PHP book from Wiley. And MySQL/PHP Database Applications from M&T > Books. > For Javascript, buy the cheapest, oldest used book you can find. Or Inside > Javascript from New Riders. > > Luck. > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php