Ok...I have decided to learn PHP and I could use some help from you guys. Though I have searched the Internet for free tutorials but could not tell which one was to choose. Could the PHP gurus here direct me to some cool PHP tutorials on the net? Help will be appreciated. Thanks

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Nice I am learning PHP also

Never, ever, ever forget php.net.

If you're ever stumped on what a function does or how to use it, just type php.net/functionname in your browser.

I learned a lot on phpbuilder.net as well, but that was quite a while ago.

Getting a good book can be a handy reference and I personally find it nice to read actual words on a piece of paper sometimes. Plus you get to do things like use real bookmarks, highlight the cool stuff with a bright marker, and scratch notes in the margins. Good stuff.

i started with the php include function

try that

I'd just like to underline the point above about php.net
php.net is fantastic, you can even find functions you don't know exit by guessing at what they might be called. It makes developing php more like building with lego than coding as you just plug functions together to get the desired result.

I think theres an offline version somewhere too, or at least there used to be.

If you're looking for tutorials on scraping and form filling I have some nice step by steps on my site. No ads just trying to give back. Take a look in my signature. As far as learning PHP I'd encourage you to buy 2 books. yes actual hard cover books that you can flip through and reference. That you can carry with you and take a look at anytime you have 10 free minutes. If you have no understanding or background in programming I'd suggest PHP for Dummies. This is going to give you a basic understanding what programming is. In my opinion programming is nothing more then loops, variables and conditions.

loops = do something until something condition happens like you meet a number of loops
condition = if it like this then do this, or else if it's not like this do something else
variable = a container to hold stuff in whether that's a string, number, etc

Of course there's more to it then that but that's the basics that PHP for Dummies is going to lay out for you.

The other book you should really invest in if you're serious is the great php reference in a book ( php.net is awsome but not a book ) Oreilly's - PHP in a Nutshell. This book will give you a great reference for all the things you're going to use in PHP again and again. When I first started with PHP about 1.5 years ago I'd reference this book 200-300 times a day. I still looks at it a few times a week but it's a must have in my opinion.

Hope this get's you a good start.

Success,
Smaxor