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Posted by John Obrien on 11/29/06 11:45
Thanks for you information. Now I am going to settle down and lean
what I just installed. Do you recommand any books?
Al Kolff wrote:
> "Krustov" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1fd6fb4950f7bec998a247@news.newsreader.com...
> > <comp.lang.php>
> > <John Obrien>
> > <28 Nov 2006 17:23:39 -0800>
> > <1164763419.053205.96230@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>
> >
> >> I bought the book "Sams Teach yourself PHP in 24 hours."
> >
> > I bought the same book and now that i'm well past the php basics my
> > personal opinion of it is that its a pile of steaming poo .
> >
> > As a php newbie it didnt tell me what i wanted to know and lots of stuff
> > it does tell you is the sort of stuff you will never use .
> >
> >> The first step says to install PHP on my computer or an computer.
> >
> > Do a google search for XAMMP as this will install apache/php/mysql on
> > your windows pc without the need to edit any config files .
> >
> > http://localhost
> >
> > Use the above url in your browser regardless if you are online or
> > offline , Be sure and copy your website folder(s) to the /xammp/htdocs/
> > folder on your hard disk or it wont work .
> >
> > e.g.
> >
> > /xammp/htdocs/yourwebsitefolder
> >
> > To roughly sum up , Your windows pc will now work in the exact same way
> > as your php webspace .
> >
> >
> > --
> > www.phpwhois.co.uk
>
> That is for sure the easiest way to start. Then Go to any of a number of
> sites for scripts and tutorials.
>
> webmonkey.com and phpfreaks.com both helped me get started. Sourceforge.net
> is one great place to get scripts that you can use, modify or investigate
> for ideas
> Don't over look google and doing code searchs to find code that you can use
> in your scripts.
>
> God bless,
> al
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