TurboFool wrote:[color=blue]
> Alright, I need to learn PHP, but honestly I'm having trouble with some
> of the online tutorials for two reasons:
>
> 1. They're incredibly dry and tend to just say what things do instead
> of going in-depth into examples.
> 2. They don't provide me with excercises and projects in which to test
> out what I've learned. The best books I've ever read on any form of
> scripting, coding, programming, etc. give me tasks in which to use what
> I've been taught. I only learn well by doing, not simply by being
> presented with facts.[/color]
I know one place with many tutes :
http://tutorialized.com
(i hope its not the one troubling you :-) )
then there is
http://phpfreaks.com
You may not want it but, for scripts there is
http://hotscripts.com
I got PHP5 Unleashed by John Coggeshall and others from SAMS, but
again, it has no exercises, which is what you want.
You may try this: write at least a couple of scripts for every topic( I
know it is most difficult to imagine good examples when you are new to
the language - try doing in PHP something you have done in other web
development languages, if you have)
Then write common small applications - guest book, mail form, message
board etc.
Then make an e-store or a photo gallery or a copy of your favorite site
in PHP
I suggest you keep a plan ready - first two weeks one-two page scripts
, next few weeks five-ten page applications, next few weeks - real
world applications - if you get a book or a site that takes you along
that path, nothing like it.
Finally, make sure that you read the online PHP manual at
http://php.net and not only the one bundled with the software - because
the online manual has user contributed notes which are often quite good
and informative.
HTH,
JS
