Newbie

dynn

hello, i'm newbie in php...so where to start??

Rodney_H_

Welcome to PHPBuilder.com!

Glad you are here.

Do you have PHP and Apache installed on your machine so you can test your scripts? If not, that would be a very good place to start.

Set up a testing server locally. There are plenty of good pre-packaged downloads out there to turn your box into a server. You should look for installing: PHP, Apache, MySQL, PHPmyAdmin... You could also download them individually from their respective sites. I started with: http://www.easyphp.org/ , but, as I mentioned, there are a few others out there too (such as http://www.apachefriends.org/en/ and I think this is the preferred one around here: http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php)

OR, if you are going to hold off on this for a bit and test your scripts on a host's server, then I recommend these tutorials (well written, easy to follow): http://www.zend.com/php/beginners/index.php

After you get the hang of PHP's basic syntax, and everything is working, you will probably want to learn how to connect and interact with a database. There are plenty of great articles ant tuts on the web, on this site, everywhere really... So, here is one that others have recommended on this site to others: http://www.php-mysql-tutorial.com/

Cheers! Welcome...

Or these (easy to follow and informative, as well): http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

_theworks

Hey, good choice on php 🆒

ok this is a good introductory tutorial http://zend.net/zend/art/intro.php

also try get through all the zend tutorials found here http://zend.net/zend/art/index.php

have fun.

dynn

i already installed PHP and Apache using the XAMPP package...even i have experienced installing a lot of php scripts for testing purposes...but before i go further i think i need to learn php...since from that i know how the scripts that i d/load are working...beside that it also easier for me to make custom made styles or themes....especially for cms scripts...

just 4 your info...i'm not IT background but i love to learn php as a hobby to develop my own website...or customade the existing script...

from your experience how long it will for newbie like me to understand all the coding??actually i like php scripts like wordpress,joomla,drupal,xoops and other open source that have big community support...so where to start for me to customise all this scripts??

Rodney_H_

Well then do you have a more specific question?

If it is to learn the basics of PHP, check out the tutorials that I linked for you....

🙂

preet_harman83

Well me too a newbie and i started with the same postings headed by Rodney and _the works..its a too avst lang with alot of thinsg to learn..also visit these links www.phpfreaks.com , www.phpbuilder.com
Hey rodney hve any suggesions for me too..im not been able to work with sessions help me to tell the few working examples in tht
thanks

Rodney_H_

preet_harman83:

I would be glad to help you. But this isn't the place, as you are not the thread owner.

Please start a thread of your own so everyone here can chime in, too. I am sure someone here can help.

Thanks.