Zona is right, if you avoid the manual you will experience many problems.
Never avoid the documentation
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From: "CC Zona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 5:06 PM
Subject: [PHP] Re: I want to learn this!
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Minardi Boy) wrote:
>
> > I've downloaded the manual at
> > php.net but this wasn't very satisfying as I really don't like reading
lots
> > of complicated stuff on the screen of my laptop.
>
> Then print it. No kidding. I'm all for conserving paper, but this is no
> waste. The PHP manual--*with annotations*--is a very good introduction to
> PHP. IMO, far too many people try to get by w/o reading the manual, then
> end up spending hours or days struggling with something that would have
> taken them seconds or minutes if they'd read the manual through.
>
> A printout gives you get the best of both worlds: scribble notes all over
> the printout, while doing copy/pastes of the code snippets of the user
> annotations from the online version.
>
> > Are there any books you guys/gals could recommend? Are there (non
> > university/school) classes (satisfactory)?
>
> Julie Meloni has two good intro-level books. Many people seem to like the
> Wrox book as well. PHP.net has a list of other books (I believe there's a
> link from <http://php.net/support.php>). Pick whichever one you're most
> comfortable with.
>
> As to courses, any generalized intro-to-programming should be helpful for
> understanding concepts & terminology common to PHP and every other
> programming language.
>
> You mention an interest in databases. If you're using MySQL (which you
> should, at least while you're learning, since virtually every PHP tutorial
> for databases uses MySQL as its DBMS), the essential MySQL
> tutorial/reference book IMO is Paul DuBois' "MySQL" from New Riders. It
> even has a chapter devoted to using MySQL with PHP.
>
> Caveat: do not expect to "learn databases" from any PHP reference.
> Database concepts, the SQL language, and the peculiarities (features,
> functions, syntax) of your DBMS are all big, important topics requiring a
> dedicated text of their own.
>
> My recommendations:
> The PHP.net manual, plus any online or printed PHP tutorial of your
choice.
> If you're planning to work with databases, add any standard intro to
> database concepts and SQL, plus the manual for your chosen DBMS.
>
> Good luck!
>
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