I like www.phpexercises.com. On 1/17/11, Paul M Foster <paulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 01:26:07PM -0500, 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. > > I'm not sure that I wouldn't simply take one of the basic books on PHP > (like an O'Reilly) and simply follow along with how it approaches the > subject. > > You might also investigate a kid named Bucky Roberts on Youtube. His > channel on Youtube is: > > http://youtube.com/user/thenewboston > > He has tutorials on a wide variety of languages, including PHP. Check > the playlists link on his home page (above) and look for the PHP > tutorials playlist. It appears that he doesn't do a complete work-up of > the whole language (I haven't watched the PHP tutorials), but the other > stuff he's done seems pretty basic and thorough. > > If you decide to do your own video tutorials, I'd strongly suggest > hosting them at Youtube. Let them worry about traffic, bandwidth, etc. > > I'd also suggest students make heavy use of the php.net/manual/en/ tree, > since (as has been frequently noted) it's some of the best programming > language documentation on the web. > > Paul > > -- > Paul M. Foster > http://noferblatz.com > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
