Where did you 'learn' / 'understand' PHP?

[thegim]

I learnt from playing around with things in cms, and phpacademe

 

[Secured]

Do it right and get a book. Books give you much more in-depth knowledge than studying someone's shitty coding. You learn the functions but you don't learn the theory behind what is right and what is wrong to use at different times.

If you're lazy, at least use code academy. Their PHP course still offers some theory, however if you're wanting to get serious with PHP then you need to read books covering beginner to advanced topics. You'll broaden your understanding of the language as a whole and will be able to grasp new concepts more quickly.

For beginners I recommend this,

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One (5th Edition): Julie Meloni: 9780672335433: Amazon.com: Books

If you're advanced and need more in-depth topics, check these out,

PHP Advanced and Object-Oriented Programming: Visual QuickPro Guide (3rd Edition): Larry Ullman: 9780321832184: Amazon.com: Books

Pro PHP Security: From Application Security Principles to the Implementation of XSS Defenses (Expert's Voice in Open Source): Chris Snyder, Thomas Myer, Michael Southwell: 9781430233183: Amazon.com: Books

I've totally read the last too books a couple years back, I recommend them to anyone who is looking to learn a bit more of the complexities of php. They are easy to follow as well.

 

[Ron]

I've totally read the last too books a couple years back, I recommend them to anyone who is looking to learn a bit more of the complexities of php. They are easy to follow as well.

Yup, they're great.

Its very important to be aware of all potential vulnerabilities when working with PHP. One hole left open can be deadly. While in prototype stages / personal experimentation its fine to leave it out but anything intended to be used on a live site should be protected.

 

[Dave]

Yup, they're great.

Its very important to be aware of all potential vulnerabilities when working with PHP. One hole left open can be deadly. While in prototype stages / personal experimentation its fine to leave it out but anything intended to be used on a live site should be protected.

The book "Detecting Malice" is also a must-read. Detecting-Malice.pdf download - 2shared

It's a bit outdated, but made by the inventor of Slowloris and ha.ckers.org.

 

[thegim]

@PRIZM
i think this covers most php,
Its easy to understand
its a 50 video series of php....
trust me ... it will teach you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=L7-IAV62nCw&feature=fvwp

Thats video 11 just go to video 1

 

[Ron]

@PRIZM
i think this covers most php,
Its easy to understand
its a 50 video series of php....
trust me ... it will teach you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=L7-IAV62nCw&feature=fvwp

Thats video 11 just go to video 1

I wouldn't use those. Guy is too lazy to even use indention on the video you linked. I wouldn't trust his over videos as he has already shown a very lazy approach.

 

[BlueOwner]

I'm watching the Tuts+ PHP videos here: Youtube to clarify some stuff and also learn some others; I've actually started from the video 36 or so to learn PDO.. Then decided to watch them all.
It's a re-upload of the videos that comes with a paid account on tutsplus.com.