RE: [PHP] php book
| From: | George Pitcher | Date: | Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:51:27 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] php book | ||
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> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM, alexus <alexus@gmail.com> wrote:
> > what book would you guys suggest for someone who's new and
> wants to learn php?
>
> This is just my opinion, of course, but I wouldn't recommend
> starting with a book. I'd recommend the online manual at
> http://php.net/manual/ and jumping right in, head-first with
> writing
> scripts and figuring out how to fix things when they break. Others
> may recommend good printed material though.
>
> --
> </Daniel P. Brown>
I must agree with Dan's approach. I've messed with Frontier, ASP, Java and
PHP using this approach and it works for me. I always find that books just
miss out on that vital topic I need to work on.
Set up a small project (I'd recommend something database related) and look
for sample scripts in the manual and elsewhere.
Cheers
George