# Ok, Its Time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 7, 2004, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610 "2004-04-07T10:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Lost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lost)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/1 "2004-04-07T10:07:25Z")
Lost is now ready to start learning PHP, from beginning to advandced. Start me off in the right place!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/2 "2004-04-07T10:31:43Z")
[here](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13932) Use google, search for ‘php tutorials’…good luck 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/3 "2004-04-07T12:43:40Z")
the sticky thread in here has all the links… it all depends what you want to learn it for? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/4 "2004-04-07T12:51:58Z")
PHP is a powerfull languages you have made a good choise ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/5 "2004-04-07T22:12:38Z")
> [@hga77](#): > > [here](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13932) > > Use google, search for ‘php tutorials’…good luck 😉 I didnt see that. LOL ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/6 "2004-04-07T22:16:06Z")
[www.php.net](http://www.php.net) and get a good book 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/7 "2004-04-07T22:18:43Z")
Ok. hehe. Yea this language seems pretty easy as a beginner. I know C, vb, C++ and this is very much like C. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/8 "2004-04-07T22:26:53Z")
Yeah, the basic stuff is pretty similar to other languages, the part where it starts getting a little tougher is database integration 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/9 "2004-04-07T22:35:00Z")
OK… now, I find a huge problem in some example/tutorial websites. They can explain the easy stuff like nothing (well I probly already know it) but when they talk about other things, they through the WHOLE entir code at you, and just explain what it does. they dont explain why they use certain commands such as md5(BLAH); and why you have to set a timer and what happens when it expires etc. and why would you want it to expire, etc. hmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/10 "2004-04-07T22:41:29Z")
Well that’s only the tutorials fault. A good way to understand reasoning for using certain functions and variables as opposed to others is to do a function search at [php.net](http://php.net) That site is awesome and has every php function on it with mulitple explanations and ways to use it. Also at the bottom of each functio page there is all kinds of helpful information from other coders. Good luck, php is great. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/11 "2004-04-07T22:47:55Z")
Aww, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/12 "2004-04-08T03:48:34Z")
Be sure to check out Ming ([http://ming.sourceforge.net](http://ming.sourceforge.net)) for dynamically generating SWF files via PHP. However, the PHP manual’s documentation is very lacking. I plan to submit updated docs with the help of the Ming mailing list once Ming0.3a is released (current version is Ming0.3b). For now, there are examples at the Ming site, and here are my old Ming0.2a basic tutes [http://jerryscript.hostrocket.com/php/ming/lessons/](http://jerryscript.hostrocket.com/php/ming/lessons/) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ok-its-time/106610/13 "2004-04-08T06:02:05Z")
I highly recommend PHP Developers Dictionary as a programming reference. It’s not a “how to” book, but if you already understand programming concepts (which I know that you do) it’s a great reference for proper syntax, command and function parameters, etc.