RE: [PHP] I'm new

On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 18:29 -0400, Andrés Robinet wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: doctortomorrow@gmail.com [mailto:doctortomorrow@gmail.com] On Behalf > > Of 9el > > Sent: Sábado, 04 de Abril de 2009 12:52 p.m. > > To: Andrés Robinet; php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP] I'm new > > > > <snip> > > Hi Roly, > > > > As previously advised, the best you can do to get started is to > > install a bundle > > http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html > > > > If you are a native Spanish speaker (I'm guessing, because of your > > "salu2") > > check the PHP-MySQL tutorials here > > http://www.illasaron.com/, you can find > > single lessons or full courses on the left sidebar here > > http://www.illasaron.com/html/ and a supporting forum > > here > > http://www.illasaron.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=24. > > You'll need to > > register for > > accessing the direct downloads, registering is free (there are also > > .torrent > > downloads for the illasaron courses at thepiratebay.org) > > > > Regards, > > > > Rob > > > > </snip> > > > > Rob, please keep the mail to the list. It came to me individually > > only! where as I didn't ask for the solution :)\ > > > > Well, yes ApacheFriend's XAMPP is one of the best suites ever with > > lots of things in there. > > > > And www.nettuts.com just last month released really nice tutorials for > > beginners on PHP so thats really recommended if anyone wants to start > > learning PHP + MySQL > > > > Regards > > > > Lenin > > www.twitter.com/nine_L > > Ooops! I forgot the "reply to all" trick ;) > > I pointed out illasaron.com because it's Spanish and there's a Spanish community > around. I thought Roly is a Spanish speaker, because "salu2" is a short for > "saludos" (=greetings/regards) and he said he's also learning English. > > Illasaron PHP+MySQL course starts from basic HTML all the way up to session > handling, OOP, XML Processing in PHP, building a shopping cart and creating a > small CMS. You can download single "lessons" (there are about 50 I think) or the > whole DVD as an ISO. I have nothing against nettuts.com, It's just that I prefer > facing one challenge at a time rather than three at once (learning English, > installing apache+php+mysql, learning PHP). By the time I started with English > PHP courses I could understand written and oral English already, and by the time > I learnt to install and set up a WAMP or LAMP suite from scratch, I already knew > enough PHP to do more than "hello world". > > It's just that he can learn English by reading eBooks and listening to the BBC > (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/meta/tx/nb/live/www15.asx). He can learn to > manually install and set up a full Apache+PHP+MySQL suite later. One challenge > at a time avoids frustration, that's just my experience and point of view.. > > Regards, > > Rob > > Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION > 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | > TEL 954-607-4296 | FAX 954-337-2695 | > Email: info@bestplace.net | MSN Chat: best@bestplace.net | SKYPE: bestplace | > Web: bestplace.biz | Web: seo-diy.com > > I'd recommend easyPHP, it includes everything you need to get going and it is very quick to set up. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk