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OffTopic > PHP resources

#34114 - isildur - Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:57 pm

Does anybody know of a good site with PHP resources like scripts and tutorials etc. ? I have to learn PHP cause I just got myself a web site contract and they need it done in PHP. In the past I did some JSP/JAVA and PERL but it looks like PHP is getting widely in use.

#34117 - ScottLininger - Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:23 pm

www.php.net, the official site, rocks if you just need function documentation and such. There is a contribution feature that has allowed PHP coders to post snippets with how to use each function to solve a variety of problems. If the documentation doesn't make it clear how to do something, chances are some other coder has shared their solution.

The site also has links to a variety of other resources.

If you're comfortable with JSP and Perl, you'll be fine. PHP is relatively simple, and flexible. Its "standard" codebase is huge, so you can usually find functions that do what you need.

-Scott

#34119 - isildur - Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:39 pm

Thanks Scott, I will check it out. I also found this one:

http://info4php.com

Has a manual and tutorials...

#34296 - gauauu - Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:47 am

Also, don't overlook PEAR, a code repository with tons of stuff to help you.

Stuff like HTML Quickform really speeds up developing form based sites (it's saving my butt on a project at work as we speak), and DB, which helps to abstract some database code, in case you need DB portability.

#34306 - isildur - Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:25 pm

Thanks, I will take a look.

#34308 - NoMis - Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:33 pm

If your developing PHP then you might also take a look at this:
http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner.php

It's a great pice of software and it's free. I develop all my websites with it since my friend told me about it.

NoMis