Any Php Coders?

I've been programming PHP for several years. I have found that webpages provide just as much help as any book you could ever find. I like http://php.resourceindex.com, it has one of the most massive collections of scripts and tutorials I've ever seen.

If any of you need personalized scripts made, leave me a message, I can see what I can do.

I code php ;-/

Im a soon to be PHP coder

i read a few pages of the book every few days....

it really bores me so it is the best way...

Good luck to all of you PHP coders!

it will take you a long time....

I have 2 books. Trying to learn but booooorrrrringgg... I keep taking a week or so between every few pages of reading.

some of you might smack me for this, but start out with Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver makes the connections and recordsets for you. i think it even includes some tutorials with the Trial version.

make a simple site and study the code that it makes for you. as you progress you might want to add more advanced things which might require you to stop on over at http://www.phpbuilder.net . they have a huge online community where you can post your questions on their forums

this is how i learned php at least. if it worked for me, it might for you

People have different ways of learning..

our next lesson..l

Try to stay awake when reading a PHP BOOK!

First, Have your computer or gaming console ready, prepare yourself for bordeom!

Get ready to read, eat something, use the bathroom, go outside the whole kaboozie.

Then!

Let's START! OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE 1 !!! AFTER YOU READ THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, TAKE A BREAK!!!!

WOOOOHOOO!!!!

I do PHP and to me it doesn't seem boring.....

in my experience is it only gets boring when you can't test what your doing and can't find ways to use the things your learning...

I have a very short attention span yet (I'm 13 so you would expect that wouldn't you) if I can try to implement things I learn into what I'm doing for example I was learning about how to access the file system and built myself a file management system hosting companies provide...

all I have to say is test what your learning and incoroporate it into some project and that will make it much more interresting and in the end you'll be able to say I acheived this....

P.S. I my experience the for dummies series is pretty basic... Learning of tutorial sites is better...

Originally posted by Totalmajor
People have different ways of learning..

our next lesson..l

Try to stay awake when reading a PHP BOOK!

First, Have your computer or gaming console ready, prepare yourself for bordeom!

Get ready to read, eat something, use the bathroom, go outside the whole kaboozie.

Then!

Let's START! OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE 1 !!! AFTER YOU READ THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, TAKE A BREAK!!!!

WOOOOHOOO!!!!

Sorry, but, if it really is that bad, why the hell are you even trying? When I started learning PHP I actually wanted to learn, and didn't find it boring at all ...

Maybe you should find something else to do

Originally posted by theFUZZYpickle
some of you might smack me for this, but start out with Dreamweaver.

Hmm.. yep.
Although, I'm not a visual programmer in the least, so I suppose that's why I like pure text editing.

Originally posted by theFUZZYpickle
as you progress you might want to add more advanced things which might require you to stop on over at http://www.phpbuilder.net

Very true words. PHPBuilder is a great site for those who want to learn or those who need a little push. Their forums are full of great people (hell, I used to be one of them ) that will help you no matter how stupid your question may be.

I agree with Lukus that if you don't enjoy doing it why are you doing it? its like doing computing studies at school if you can't stand computers???