Re: PHP tutorials
| From: | Joshua Kehn | Date: | Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:30:40 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP tutorials | ||
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On Jan 16, 2011, at 1:26 PM, tedd wrote:
> Hi gang:
>
> In the past we talked about PHP tutorials, but I don't remember if there was a single
> clearinghouse/link for them or not -- is there one? If not, what do you recommend?
>
> Disclaimer: This is a clear solicitation by me for help with my PHP class. I will be teaching
> this class at my local college starting this semester. Please realize this is the first time my
> local college has considered PHP anything of importance.
>
> In the past, the college has been totally ingrained in .NET (i.e., APS, VB, C#). They believe
> their focus should be teaching students what the Corporate World wants and those needs have been
> defined by the State of Michigan and General Motors. Considering that neither of those institutions
> are financially solvent, other avenues are being considered.
>
> I know I can Google for "PHP tutorials", but I am looking for recommendations from
> this list as to which tutorials/references are the best.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tedd
>
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> http://sperling.com/
I have always had good luck http://www.tizag.com/phpT/
I guess it would depend on what topics you want to cover. Do the students have prior programming
experience? HTML / CSS / JavaScript (other frontend web stack language) experience? Do you want to
do simple junk (submit form, view results) or more complex actions (database involvement, basic CMS,
authentication systems)?
Regards,
-Josh
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