I don't really support PHP books, since they seem to be made for economical purposes only. I recommend to look on the web for tutorials, made by and for programmers (advanced or novice). They are simple, free and useful. I know it might be tedious for some people to read on the PC, but think about your pockets and the knowledge you'll gain with a simple tutorial from Mr. Nobody, than with the book of Mr. (insert any PHP book writer here). I'm not against anyone in particular, just dislike programming books. We have thousands of mini-books on the web, why buy a "big" one? So, visit www.google.com and search around, you'll come up with lots of tutorials. Also, an advice, when you learn the basics, put yourself a goal. Like, do a PHP project script and then look for especific topics about PHP. Don't try to learn ALL the language just because. The basics are: variables, control structures (if-else, while, for, switch, foreach, etc.), functions and object oriented programming. With that, you'll be able to go anywhere. Oh, and download a copy of the PHP Manual at www.php.net. You can study from there too, though it's worst than the book if you don't know how to program at all. That's all for now, hope all this is useful to you! :D MG29 -----Mensaje original----- De: Rocco CAstoro [mailto:roccoman@tampabay.rr.com] Enviado el: Sábado, 15 de Noviembre de 2003 10:11 p.m. Para: php-windows@lists.php.net Asunto: Re: PHP in general Yes it does, But IM lost in a space full of variables and strings and I dont know what half of them mean, I dont wanna give up but this book SUCKS.... "Gaguwd" <larenga2985@yahoo.com.ar> wrote in message PAEKIBPEBDMPALHFKNCKIEGECMAA.larenga2985@yahoo.com.ar">news:PAEKIBPEBDMPALHFKNCKIEGECMAA.larenga2985@yahoo.com.ar... > Wellllllllll, it depends on what you want to make. PHP has almost no limits. > Since it works with FTP, MySQL and many other external languages, protocols > and the like, your imagination is the limit. > > So, it's used for many things. There are blog scripts, guestbooks, counters, > database managers, portal managers, forum managers, email systems, RPG > games, and lots of etc. > > Hope it helps... > > Bye! > MG29 > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Rocco CAstoro [mailto:roccoman@tampabay.rr.com] > Enviado el: Sábado, 15 de Noviembre de 2003 09:14 p.m. > Para: php-windows@lists.php.net > Asunto: PHP in general > > > I'm learning PHP for reasons I dont know... I just feel that with my passion > for code and computers, that I will be able to use this information to > create great things... I guess my question is, what all is PHP used for > anyways? > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
