SMLP Resource List

PHP 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach by Lee Babin, Nathan A. Good, Frank M. Kromann and Jon Stephens

This book provides solutions for the common problems coders are likely to face when using PHP. It covers all the major topics required to learn PHP, such as arrays, and variables and functions. It also covers MySQL. This book has received numerous good reviews from people who have bought it and is by all accounts a good companion for beginners.

PHP.net

This is the definitive source for PHP and has lots of information on the language, as well as many useful links to other sources for PHP. It also has some related links like MySQL and Apache which again could prove useful. There is an FAQ section which could provide answers to any problems I may have when I start learning PHP, and there are also mailing lists which I could subscribe to if I need further help and support. This will also be the best place to start for any news on PHP and to download the latest version.

http://www.php.net/

w3schools.com

This site has lots of tutorials starting from basic to more advanced PHP code, as well as tutorials on MySQL.

http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/DEfaULT.asP

phptutorial.info

As the name would suggest, this is another site with tutorials on PHP for beginners. It starts with an introduction to PHP and how to create your first PHP page and then works its way through the various functions of PHP.

http://www.phptutorial.info/

homeandlearn.co.uk

The PHP section of this site covers the basics of PHP and explains variables, etc. in layman’s terms which could be extremely helpful for a beginner such as myself, particularly when coding is not one of my stronger points.

www.homeandlearn.co.uk/php/php.html

tizag.com

Tizag has numerous PHP and MySQL tutorials as well as a forum and their own store with more books.

www.tizag.com/phpT/

Beginnersphp

This site has many useful features, such as PHP source code, tutorials, articles, links to books, downloads and online manuals.

www.beginnersphp.co.uk/

killerphp.com

Not only does this site have a PHP Blog/News section and various tutorials, it also has free online video tutorials. This will provide a different way to learn PHP than from articles and books and may help greater my understanding of PHP. It also covers MySQL.

www.killerphp.com/

freewebmasterhelp.com

This is another site with numerous tutorials which cover PHP and MySQL.

www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/php

phpfreaks

This site has tutorials, blogs, a news section and a forum which I could sign up to if I need more help and support whilst learning PHP.

www.phpfreaks.com/