tutorial order, where to start.

[silverglade]

i know a  decent amount of php and can use a database ok, but a CMS is too complicated for me , or i just couldnt find a simple enough tutorial but i think it's beyond my skill level. i was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on tutorials going from simple to advanced, where i could learn php?

 

i have done a shoutbox and a simple guestbook. any help greatly appreciated. thank you .derek

[khr2003]

There are numerous books and website teaching php language.

Googlong "learn PHP" or Youtubing "learn PHP" will bring many resources on how to learn php from a beginner level.

 

There are many learning methods, but I believe that the most important think is to set your objective first "what do you want to accomplish?"

 

Also,

Is your script going to be for personal, private or public use?

Are you developing it for a business?

What functionalities do you want to include?

 

These sort of questions will give you clear start point and will make learning easier.

 

Another suggestion, find a small or medium scale php script. Learn all its details (how it is structured, what kind of programming style does it use and how does it use php functions in general ... etc)

Try to create plug ins or any small additions to that script, such practice will increase your understanding of the script and of php language in general.

 

Useful Resources:

http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp

http://devzone.zend.com/article/627

http://www.learnphp.org/

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=learn+php&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=learn%20php&search=Search&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&spell=1

 

That is all I got at the moment.