Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2009-12-13 Thread tedd
At 12:27 PM -0500 12/12/09, Robert H wrote: What is a good beginners programming book for PHP? I like "dead trees" more than reading stuff on my screen, so I am looking for a book. Thanks! Bob Bob: I've purchased and read literally scores of programming books and all have value. In fact,

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2009-12-12 Thread Andrew Brookins
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Robert H wrote: > What is a good beginners programming book for PHP? I like "dead trees" more > than reading stuff on my screen, so I am looking for a book. O'Reilly is good for getting the facts. You could start with Programming PHP: http://oreilly.com/catal

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2009-12-12 Thread Phpster
Programming php from Eric Bastien Sent from my iPod On Dec 12, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Robert H wrote: What is a good beginners programming book for PHP? I like "dead trees" more than reading stuff on my screen, so I am looking for a book. Thanks! Bob -- PHP General Mailing List (http://w

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2009-12-12 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Sun, 2009-12-13 at 01:42 +0700, shiplu wrote: > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Robert H wrote: > > What is a good beginners programming book for PHP? I like "dead trees" more > > than reading stuff on my screen, so I am looking for a book. > > > > There are plenty of books in amazon.com >

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2009-12-12 Thread shiplu
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Robert H wrote: > What is a good beginners programming book for PHP? I like "dead trees" more > than reading stuff on my screen, so I am looking for a book. > There are plenty of books in amazon.com Order one and start reading. -- A K M Mokaddim My talks, http:/

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP - question about hidden form fields

2005-09-07 Thread Iggep
Wanted to thank the handful of you who wrote me with some hints. I really appreciate the guidance. :) The test form is working like a champ. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

RE: [PHP] Learning PHP - question about hidden form fields

2005-09-07 Thread bruce
iggep... what are you trying to do with the following: >>echo ""; >>echo ""; if i had to guess, i'm pretty sure you're trying to assign the val of 'preform_submitted' to 'form_submitted'... but i'm not sure why... $preform_submitted will not have the val you think it does.. in fact, from your sa

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP - question about hidden form fields

2005-09-07 Thread James Kaufman
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 06:47:28PM -0400, Iggep wrote: > Hey all! I sat down and started learning PHP today and ran into a bit of a > spot. Hoped someone here could lead me in the right direction. I created a > simple test form called form.php. I thought I had this strait in my mind > when I

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP ... online courses?

2005-05-24 Thread Brent Baisley
A few months back I signed up for the O'Reilly Safari Bookshelf. For about $20 a month you can check out up to 10 books to read online (put them on your bookshelf). Too many times I've bought a book and found only one or two chapters helpful. Or bought a book for a specific chapter. Now I can j

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP ... online courses?

2005-05-23 Thread Esteamedpw
The Manual is great - but most people seem to get the hang of PHP faster if they Watch people in action - then move onto reading the Manual... Chris Shifflett's link (where he's an Instructor) is great too (phparch.com)...

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP ... online courses?

2005-05-23 Thread Chris Shiflett
Bill McEachran wrote: I'm just learning PHP. If anyone knows of any affordable quality on-line based PHP courses please pass on the details. php|architect provides a live, comprehensive online training course for PHP: http://phparch.com/shop_product.php?itemid=89 Disclaimer: I'm one of the de

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP ... online courses?

2005-05-23 Thread Esteamedpw
_www.Lynda.com_ (http://www.Lynda.com) has a new Video tutorial... about 9 1/2 hours long. Best one I've found for the price would be _www.VTC.com_ (http://www.VTC.com) which is $30 a month and you can get like 25 total hours of PHP and MySQL... They're good for Beginners - then check ou

RE: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-08-01 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
> -Original Message- > From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 31 July 2003 15:54 > you basically > have this: > > list($k,$v,$key,$value) = array(1=>'abc', 'value'=>'abc', 0=>'a', > 'key'=>'a'); > > So, how this works is that list starts with $value. $value is > at

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-31 Thread CPT John W. Holmes
From: "Ford, Mike [LSS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The four element array will be > > 1 => 'one' > > value => 'one' > > 0 => 0 > > key => 0 > > OK, some more red pen coming along Since we're whipping them out (red pens that is) > The four-element

RE: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-31 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
> -Original Message- > From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 July 2003 23:05 > > Curt Zirzow wrote: > > Ok... I'm getting the red pen out now :) > [snip] > > the each() function returns a one element array that the current > > (internal) array pointer is pointing to an

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-30 Thread Ivo Fokkema
"Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * Thus wrote John W. Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > [snip] > don't but all that matters to most is: it works.. and foreach has > taken over its job anyway. Just a small comment... foreach() is not equal to a while/each

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread John W. Holmes
Curt Zirzow wrote: * Thus wrote Curt Zirzow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): think it was made to be intentionally confusing. For what reason, I don't but all that matters to most is: it works.. and foreach has I cant type nor proof read today... at least before hitting send. I think I understood you.

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote Curt Zirzow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > think it was made to be intentionally confusing. For what reason, I > don't but all that matters to most is: it works.. and foreach has I cant type nor proof read today... at least before hitting send. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisiv

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote John W. Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > and apparently list() will ignore the keys that do not have numerical > indexes. The manual says numerical indexes are required, but not what > happens when they are encounted. It looks like they are just ignored. > > list($k,$v) = array('foo

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread John W. Holmes
Curt Zirzow wrote: Ok... I'm getting the red pen out now :) [snip] the each() function returns a one element array that the current (internal) array pointer is pointing to and will return false if at the end of the array. It actually returns a four element array (as per the manual). the list() fu

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Curt Zirzow
Ok... I'm getting the red pen out now :) * Thus wrote CPT John W. Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hello everyone, > > Am new to php and have run into a problem while reading my book... can > anybody tell me what does this mean: > > Hi... let's see who gets this one first... :) > > > foreach($in

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread CPT John W. Holmes
> Hello everyone, > Am new to php and have run into a problem while reading my book... can anybody tell me what does this mean: Hi... let's see who gets this one first... :) > foreach($invoice as $number => $pppno) $invoice is an array. foreach() is going to loop through that array one element a

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hello everyone, > Am new to php and have run into a problem while reading my book... can anybody tell > me what does this mean: > > foreach($invoice as $number => $pppno) this rather straight forward: foreach([array] as [key] => [val] )

RE: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Van Andel, Robbert
I can't help you with the while loop, but foreach loops are very nice to work with. It took me a while to figure it out as well. You can use the foreach to loop through all the instances of an array. This works best when you have an associative array ($state['CA'] = "Sacremento", $state['OR'] =

Re: [PHP] learning php - problem already

2003-07-29 Thread Matt Matijevich
I do understand for loops and while loops but this is a bit confusing...do you haev any links I can read up on these? http://www.php.net/manual/en/ has all the info you need -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2003-02-12 Thread Ernest E Vogelsinger
At 16:14 12.02.2003, Greg Luce said: [snip] >Could anyone recommend a fast track for learning php for an experienced >ColdFusion developer? I'm working my way through the tutorials on >php.net and free2code.net, but they seem pretty kindergarten. Any >advice?

RE: [PHP] Learning PHP

2003-02-12 Thread Bryan Lipscy
You may want to wait a few days on this book. The 2nd edition is due out tomorrow. Search on 0-672-32525-X -Original Message- From: Brent Baisley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:19 AM To: Greg Luce Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2003-02-12 Thread Brent Baisley
Normally I don't recommend a SAMS book since I often find them lacking depth. But I picked up"PHP and MySQL Web Devlopment" and actually thought it very helpful. By chapter two you're reading and writing files and by page 150 (of and 800+ page book) you're into object oriented programming. It c

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2003-02-12 Thread David T-G
Greg -- ...and then Greg Luce said... % % Could anyone recommend a fast track for learning php for an experienced % ColdFusion developer? I'm working my way through the tutorials on % php.net and free2code.net, but they seem pretty kindergarten. Any % advice? I had extensive perl experience as w

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2003-02-12 Thread Reuben D. Budiardja
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 10:14 am, Greg Luce wrote: > Could anyone recommend a fast track for learning php for an experienced > ColdFusion developer? I'm working my way through the tutorials on > php.net and free2code.net, but they seem pretty kindergarten. Any > advice? I think with your exp

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-05-23 Thread Michael Virnstein
you have to know what the function prototypes mean, and it is very easy to understand: int function(string varname, mixed varname2[[, array varname3], int varname4]); means the function returns a variable of type integer, which is the same as int. Just two names for the same thing. if int is spe

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-05-22 Thread Justin French
The manual is excellent, once you ask the right question, or know where to look. It is a bit daunting as a newbie resource. However, the search engine does help in finding a specific function. The best way to get to that point is to work on some tutorials (even for things you don't need immedia

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-05-22 Thread r
Hey, Welcome to PHP. I too am a newbie, I agree, php.net is too damn complex for a newbie, I would suggest starting off on webmonkey as its really easy and has some great examples for the beginner, then you can try to download the PHP manual from php.net. Nearly everyone I spoke to swears by the

RE: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-04-20 Thread Boaz Yahav
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Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-04-20 Thread Tyler Longren
I suggest you buy a book called PHP Essentials by Julie C. Meloni. That's a great book for php beginners. It comes with a bunch of example code. It's really well written. Tyler Longren Captain Jack Communications www.captainjack.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Victor

Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

2002-04-20 Thread eat pasta type fasta
I started here it was pretty good, then ofcourse I bought a thick ass book: http://www.mysql.com/articles/ddws/index.html R> >I'm started with PHP and I'm interested in find any place >with some docs and example code. Can anyone help me? > >Thanks in advance. > > --__-

RE: [PHP] Learning PHP

2001-07-25 Thread Jeff Oien
http://www.webdesigns1.com/php Jeff Oien > Can someone please make a list of the best places to learn PHP as I have 6 > weeks of school holidays and I want to put the m to good use (i have the > PHP reference guide from www.oreilly.com and i have the big ass document > files from www.php.net)

RE: [PHP] Learning PHP

2001-07-25 Thread Matthew Loff
O'Reilly book and PHP manual? That's the best you're going to get. (Others will recommend other books, but the O'Reilly one is great to start with) Good luck! -Original Message- From: Kyle Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] S

Re: [PHP] learning PHP from scratch

2001-07-17 Thread Matthew Garman
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 04:55:11PM +1000, Jason Rennie wrote: > > > This approach worked pretty well with previous people i teached > > > PHP, but they already had some sort of programming background. > > > This guy hasn't. I find that he has some difficulties picking > > > it up. And I have so

RE: [PHP] learning PHP from scratch

2001-07-16 Thread Jason Rennie
> > This approach worked pretty well with previous people i teached > > PHP, but they already had some sort of programming background. > > This guy hasn't. I find that he has some difficulties picking > > it up. And I have some difficulties to further help him. > > Is he having problems with

RE: [PHP] learning PHP from scratch

2001-07-16 Thread Matthew Loff
: Jason Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:28 AM To: 'Raphael Steenbergen'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] learning PHP from scratch > This approach worked pretty well with previous people i teached > PHP, but they already had some sort of progra

RE: [PHP] learning PHP from scratch

2001-07-16 Thread Jason Murray
> This approach worked pretty well with previous people i teached > PHP, but they already had some sort of programming background. > This guy hasn't. I find that he has some difficulties picking > it up. And I have some difficulties to further help him. Is he having problems with PHP, or data