PHP Tutorial for the Absolute Beginner
PHP is a powerful scripting language
that fits gracefully into HTML and turns static pages
into dynamic ones.
This tutorial is intended for everyone new to PHP. One of PHP's greatest attributes is that it's a
freely distributed open-source language, so there's all kinds of excellent reference material about it
out there, which means that once you understand the basics, it's easy to find the materials that you
need to push your skills.
Installation
| Reference |
Description |
| Install Apache |
Learn how to install Apache HTTP Server on Windows. |
| Install PHP |
Learn how to install PHP and have it running with the Apache HTTP Server. |
| Install MySQL |
Learn how to install MySQL database. |
| Install phpMyAdmin |
Learn how to install phpMyAdmin to manage MySQL database. |
Development
| Reference |
Description |
| PHP Basics - Part 1 |
Learn how to create dynamic pages using PHP. |
| PHP Basics - Part 2 |
Learn how to create cookies, sessions and handle file uploads. |
| PHP and MySQL |
Learn how to use PHP to interact with a MySQL database and to make a database-driven web site. |
Miscellaneous
| Reference |
Description |
| Run PHP on JBoss Web |
Learn how to install JBoss Web 1.0.1 GA with PHP Servlet 5.1.6 on Windows. |
| Run PHP on Google App Engine |
Learn how to build a PHP application with Caucho's Quercus and Eclipse IDE and deploy it to Google App Engine. |