PHP Training and Tuition

Can anybody help or point me in the right direction?

[Macbeth]

I've just quit my job so that i can create e-commerce websites of my own project ideas.

I have come to realize that PHP, MySQl and Apache when combined are powerful webdevelopment tools.

Unfortunately with the projects i have in mind i feel out of depth.

Can anybody tell me where would be a good place to received training or would anybody be able to offer paid tuition?

I'm not sure if I have violated the T&C of WW (I apologise if i have), but I am desperate to learn PHP asap and I would appreciate if people could either name a price either here or via PM, or suggest a couple of good websites. I am based in SE Surrey.

[jatar_k]

well we have quite a bit in the PHP Library [webmasterworld.com] about the basics of various things.

try this one to start
Learning PHP - Books, Tutorials and Online Resources [webmasterworld.com]

[cmatcme]

Well, the one thing you should know are about $ variables which are set like this:

$variablename = "variable info";

and then used further in the document

ie:

This is some $variablename. will display
This is some variable info

They can also be set in forms.

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Any questions just post a reply or a new message and I find you get a quick response

[dreamcatcher]

Hi,

You`ll find lots of online tutorials, but there is nothing like a good book to get your teeth into. I would suggest you pick up Laura Thomson & Luke Welling's brilliant 'PHP and MySQL WEB DEVELOPMENT' book.

They cover just about everything you need. Best to get the latest (3rd) edition.

dc

[crashomon]

I also recommend Julie Meloni's books on PHP. Do a search on amazon for her books. Good luck!

[cmatcme]

I hear [hotscripts.com...]
is very good.

[Macbeth]

Thanks everybody, but time is a real issue with me.

What I really need is someone to sit down with me and teach.

I have real trouble trying to learn stuff like this from books.

Are there not any course or any private tutors i could use?

Isn't the best way to learn via tuition anyway?

[jatar_k]

try your local technical college then or if there is a php community in your area then maybe they have something.

[oceanwave]

Hi Macbeth,

The way I prefer to learn php is through tutorials. Just search Google for the type of php tutorial you are interested in. The tutorials are generally written so that they are easily understood (as compared to trying to read a book). The authors explain the code and WHY they coded it a specific way. Many tutorial sites even have forums for discussion...another plus when trying to learn something. Upload the code and see how it looks and works. Once you understand it, try to modify it. Use Google again to view how others have coded what you are trying to modify. Still having trouble modifying the code? Ask questions in webmaster forums like this one (my favorite). Register in a number of php webmaster forums. Read the posts and the answers. You will be amazed at how much you can learn.

Good luck to you. Relax and enjoy the learning!

[dmmh]

best way I can recommend: start coding on a site (which obviously isnt live yet) and read something like [safari.samspublishing.com...] to get you started.

In the beginning you'll need to look into the book very often and copy and paste pieces of code out of it to your site and soon it will become pretty much obsolete and you'll find yourself on php.net and mysql.com quite often :)

and like the rest says...look up on some tutorials

Im doing my second website in PHP now, and it is my first one aimed at earning money. First took me a month, this one im doing now 4 months sofar, but I created forums, private messaging etc etc, all from scratch. I dream PHP at night I swear, and I only started 5 months ago and it comes so naturally so fast it's realy surpising to me. Happy coding!