Who? Me? On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Maciek Sokolewicz < maciek.sokolewicz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3-12-2013 15:16, Shane Drower-Copley wrote: > >> Oh, and I forgot to mention that they are free. >> >> Regards >> Bluekable >> >> On 12/3/13, Shane Drower-Copley <bluekable@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Hey, >>> >>> One suggestion is to do some of the online tutorials. w3schools.com, >>> devzone.zend.com, and php.net/tut.php are all sites I found in a >>> simple google search for "php tutorials". I've done some stuff with >>> w3schools and I found their tutorial quite good for the basics. Maybe >>> try them before spending any money. >>> >>> Regards >>> Bluekable >>> >>> On 12/3/13, Dan C <doubledphp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello! >>>> >>>> >>>> I want to start learning PHP but honestly don't know where to start. >>>> I've >>>> never programmed before. (I only know HTML and CSS) >>>> >>>> I've checked http://us2.php.net/support.php for help and found a books >>>> link >>>> but it goes to a wide selection of PHP books on Amazon and don't know >>>> which >>>> to pick. >>>> I was thinking about Programming PHP by Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre >>>> and >>>> Rasmus Lerdorf (Feb 22, 2013) but reviews said that it's too advanced >>>> for >>>> a >>>> beginner that never programmed before. >>>> >>>> Can someone give me an advice where I should start? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance! >>>> >>>> >>> > First of all; to all: do NOT top-post in this newsgroup. > > Secondly, I would strongly advise _against_ using w3schools. The website > in question gives the appearance of being affiliated with w3c (the world > wide web consortium), but it's not. Unfortunately, w3schools has also often > given incorrect information and claimed various techniques as "standard" > while incorrectly using them. [http://www.w3fools.com/] > > Anyway, I would personally suggest trying other places to learn from :) > (and I learned it from the book you mentioned by Kevin Tatroe and Rasmus > Lerdorf; albeit a much older version) > > - Tul > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
