Resources
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You can learn more about from PHP from lot of resources on the web. There are mailing lists available for support. Some books are also available.
6.1 Websites
The exploding popularity of PHP has resulted in lot of www sites. Many of them have on-line tutorials, sample code, tips and tricks etc.
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www.php.net
- PHP Home -
www.devshed.com
- Good tutorials
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px.sklar.com
- Code Exchange
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www.phpbuilder.com
- Tutorials, columns and mailing list archives
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www.weberdev.com
- Articles and code
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www.phpwizard.net
- Tips and tricks
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www.iometrics.com/php/phplist.php3/
- IOMetrics scripts' archive
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www.e-gineer.com/phpkb/
- PHP Knowledge Base
6.2 Mailing Lists
You can register to these lists from the Support section of the PHP site. Please note that these are high volume lists, typically having 100 mails per day.
- php3@lists.php.net - Main list.
- php-dev@lists.php.net - For developers.
6.3 Books
So far, I know of two books, both of which are available from Amazon.com. I have not read any of these books, and I think the on-line manual is more than sufficient. Still, if you like reading books :
- Core PHP Programming by Leon Atkinsen
- Professional PHP by Castagnetto et al.
- PHP3 : Programming Browser-Based Applications by David Medinets.
6.4 Interesting Projects
Several full-fledged projects are already available in PHP. Some of the more interesting ones are :
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phplib.netuse.de/
- PHPLib, a suite of library functions in PHP.
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www.phorum.org
- Phorum is a full-fledged message-board system.
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www.phorum.org
- Phorum is a full-fledged message-board system.
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www.fni.com/fcsql
- FishCartSQL is an e-commerce solution.
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www.midgard-project.org
- Midgard is a web-application development platform.
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