Web Programming With PHP

Things you need to know to begin web programming with PHP:
1. Good knowledge of HTML.
2. Some knowledge of CSS.
3. Some knowledge of JavaScript.
4. Good knowledge of MySQL Database, SQL (as most php applications are database driven).
5. Good knowledge of PHP.
6. Using IIS or Apache.

Tutorial Links:
Here are the links to tutorials that may help you to accelerate your learning process.

• HTML:
  • Very good short tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp
  • Good tutorial: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/
  • Advanced tutorial: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/Advanced.html
• CSS:
  • Very good short tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp
  • A good tutorial: http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/011/firstcss
  • A detailed tutorial: http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/
• JavaScript:
  • Very good short tutorial on JavaScript: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_intro.asp
  • Detailed tutorial: http://www.webdeveloper.com/javascript/javascript_js_tutorial.html
• PHP:
  • Very good short tutorial on PHP: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_intro.asp
  • Very good detailed tutorial on PHP: http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/627 (go through all the parts)

Recommended Setup:

• Web Server: Apache, IIS, GWS, lighttpd or nginx.
• PHP: PHP version 4, 5, 6.
• MySQL: Version 4 or 5.
• Editor: Eclipse, DreamWeaver, SciTEInstaller, Editplus.
• HTML Editor: FrontPage, DreamWeaver.
• Tools: Wamp, Lamp, Xamp, Navicat
• References (must have): PHP Manual, MySQL Manual, Javascript Referenece Books.

Recommendations:

• Keep the references handy/near to you.
• Search in Google for more tutorials
• Look into well known PHP frameworks (search for: top php frameworks).
• Look into open source projects to learn how real life applications are done.
• Practice well :)

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