PHP
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I don't know how people memorize this stuff, it seems so hard and complicated. I really want to learn more about PHP but I don't know where to start and when I google tutorials it's too hard to understand. I just want some simple beginner stuff, I'm willing to take a long time, and I know tons about HTML (not all about it though.) But I'm familiar with some other coding and being on computers, just not that advanced stuff.
If there's any special websites that teach you easily, or if there's a book that can tell you about it... or simply a real person to teach me, just so it's easier and if I have questions which I do have a lot, you'll be able to answer instead of making me research for hours on end xD
I could help you learn PHP. I'm a pretty advanced PHP coder and I'd love to help out.
That's awesome. :) I just don't know where to begin now, I'll mail you though and you can start helping me out with it.
Get your own hosted site, first. And then just grab some scripts. Play around with them -- get the hang of PHP. Pretty soon, you'll be able to learn yourself.
I'll be going on my 3rd year of PHP in September. :) It's easy.
Okay :) I have a host right now, and now I just need scripts... which I don't know where to get o3o I'll google some xD
Just get like basic user registration forums. Log in, log out. Just learn the basics. And then fiddle with them to get more.
It's really, really easy once you get the hang of it.
I wanna try out PHP a lot, does anyone know of some good free hosting, php-compatible, for sites? Even if I end up giving up on it, I really wanna try.
Virtually every host is PHP competabile.
Check out either HostGator or GoDaddy. They are the big ones.
Er, preferably free? I don't want to spend money on a domain name and all that if I only end up dabbling in this.
Have you tried looking at the PHP manual? [url]http://www.php.net/manual/en/[url]
It will probably seem a little complicated if its your first look at a programming language but its a great resource to use in addition to what ever you find.
If you try looking at scripts and breaking them apart to learn, don't take them as the most efficient, secure, or proper way of doing things. They might have several bad habits you can pick up. Try and look at ways to improve them.
As for memorizing, it really just comes with practicing scripts even tho examples in books seem repetitive in nature, repetition will help with memorizing concepts and proper syntax.
Wow...I also want to learn about coding and scripts...does it help to be proficient in HTML first?
Thanks, and you should at least know the basics of HTML before you get into PHP coding.
This is the best site I've found for getting the basics down:
Also, always remember that you shouldn't ever have to write something that's been written before, unless you like wasting time.
There are sites like Snipplr (and plenty of others) for small bits of code and functions, that'll help you out a lot.
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Tizag.com is a great starter for beginners.
