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Things you need to know to begin web programming with PHP:

• Good knowledge of HTML
• Some knowledge of CSS
• Some knowledge of JavaScript
• Good knowledge of MySQL Database, SQL (as most php applications are database driven)
• Good knowledge of PHP
• 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
• 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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