PHP Resources for Tutorials, Books, Script Archives, etc.

January 30th, 2004, 11:10 pm

Obtaining and Installing PHP

Where to get it
Installation FAQ
Installation and Setup FAQ
Installation Overview (Windows and non-Windows)
Additional information for Windows installation
How to install PHP and MySQL on IIS

Apache/PHP/MYSQL/ETC Installation Kits

apache2triad - apache2, mysql, slimftp and xmail servers with php, python, perl, phpmyadmin.
FoxServ - an Apache / mySQL / PHP installer package for Windows and Linux.
XAMPP - includes the Apache web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl, a FTP server and phpMyAdmin.
Uniform Server - Apache 2, PHP 5, MySQL, PERL 5, and phpMyAdmin.

PHP Books

PHP Manual (read online or download, multiple languages)
Practical PHP Programming (free online PHP book)
Recommended PHP Books (many php topics covered)

PHP FAQs

Main PHP FAQ
PHP Knowledge Base

PHP Tutorial Sites

Introductory Tutorial
Bigwebmaster.com PHP tutorials
W3Schools PHP Tutorial
PHP Freaks tutorials
Zend.com tutorials
Webmonkey's PHP tutorials
OnLamp.com

PHP Script Archives

Bigwebmaster.com PHP scripts
Hotscripts.com
PHP Sector
Codewalkers
Zend Code Gallery
Programmers Help code section
PX : the PHP code exchange
Dev Scripts

PHP Editors

Dev-PHP IDE
PHPEdit
PHP Coder
Template Tamer
Crimson Editor
PHP Designer 2005

PHP Resource Sites

Bigwebmaster.com PHP Resources
Zend.com Developer Zone
Free PHP Resources

February 3rd, 2004, 12:23 am

Most useful PHP book I own:

PHP Functions - Essential Reference
Published by New Riders
Authors: Zak Greant, Graeme Merrall, Torben Wilson, Brett Michlitsch.

This book is so useful it's never in my bookshelf. It's always laying on the floor next to my computer chair for easy reference.


My least useful PHP book I own:

PHP and MySQL Web Development
Published by SAMS.
It's not terrible, but it's not great. I don't recommend it.


Another useful PHP book:

PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web
Visual Quickpro Guide
Published by Peachpit Press
By: Larry Ullman
This one has a few good advanced programming tips and tricks.

[Rabid Dog]

May 27th, 2004, 4:52 am

Most useful books I own:
Active Server Pages 3 - sybex
Database Programming - Sybex
Javascript Bible - Hungry Minds
HTML and XHTML - Sams
PHP - Sams
Direct 3D programming - Sams
DirectX programming - Sams

Have just acquired a C# book so will let you know how it is

Have to agree with gsv, my books don't have a home - all over the place, my desk in front of the keyboard everywhere! Ease of access I guess

May 29th, 2004, 9:25 am

Some PHP Editors have come up in conversation recently, so I thought I would collect some of the links here. The descriptions in quotes come from the associated websites. I have not tried all of these and am not endorsing any of them. I believe these are all Windows programs. Feel free to add others to this thread.
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Dev-PHP IDE
"Dev-PHP is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment for PHP. It's fast, powerful and has a user-friendly interfase. It has many cool features, like Function browsing and full integration with the PHP parser and the PHP-GTK library."
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PHPEdit
The licensing is a bit unclear on this one. It appears to be a free evaluation download if you register at their site.
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PHP Coder
"PHP Coder is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) especially developed for PHP programmers. Features are Full Integration of the PHP Interpreter and the PHP documentation, Integrated Preview window, Full Syntax Highlighting for HTML and PHP, AutoComplete for frequently used text constructs, Project manager, Tag Buttons and all the standard editing functions like almost unlimited undo, copy and paste, searching, ... And it is quite small compared to other language's IDEs and loads pretty fast. And the best, it's FREE."
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Template Tamer
"TemplateTamer is a tool for creating and maintaining template based dynamic PHP web applications, with code clearly and completely separate from the html design. As such it is a great tool for complex dynamic sites, especially where Designers and Programmers work together on the creation of the site" (Free and Development versions)
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Crimson Editor
"Crimson Editor is a professional source editor for Windows. Syntax Highlighting for HTML, C/C++, Perl, Java, Matlab and LaTeX. Also, it can be extended for other programming languages based on custom syntax files." (It has sytax highlighting for PHP too)

June 1st, 2004, 4:55 pm

Excellent resources, and I've got one to add. I just finished writing up a PHP Tutorial for people who don't have any formal programming experience. Hope someone finds it useful.
PHP Tutorial

June 3rd, 2004, 7:56 am

Well, I started this thread because the "how do I get started with php" question was coming up a lot, but you might want to have a look at Bigwebmaster's other site or my site for info on other languages.

http://www.bigwebmaster.com/
http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/

June 14th, 2004, 3:33 am

Here is another list - not good ordered though:
1) http://www.scriptsearch.com/PHP/
2) http://php.softwarefolder.com/
3) http://www.webscriptsdirectory.com/PHP/
4) http://www.onlyphp.com/
5) http://www.programmingpub.com/scripts/Free_PHP_Scripts/
6) http://www.downloadfreetrial.com/scripts/php/
7) http://php.thescriptdirectory.com/
8) http://scripts.oubah.com/index.php
9) http://www.sitescripts.com/PHP/
10) http://www.website-scripts.net/php/
11) http://www.needscripts.com/PHP/
12) http://www.scriptdex.com/
13) http://php.thescriptguide.com/
14) http://www.allthescripts.com/
15) http://www.scriptkid.com/php/
16) http://www.scriptfarm.com/
17) http://www.advancescripts.com/PHP/
19) http://www.perlbiz.com/
20) http://www.phpexpo.com/
21) http://www.phpscriptsearch.com/
25) http://www.filehungry.com/
26) http://www.fatscripts.com/PHP/
27) http://webmasteredge.smesource.com/
29) http://www.scriptstop.co.uk/PHP/
30) http://www.cgi-junction.com/search/PHP/
33) http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/L ... P/Scripts/
34) http://www.phpfound.com/
35) http://www.webmasters-central.com/Serve ... oding/PHP/

November 1st, 2004, 7:36 am

RichB,

Your site is awesome. I'm going to recommend it to my site's visitors.

http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/

November 13th, 2004, 6:09 pm

PHP Function Reference by type / extension
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/funcref.php

Lists all the functions and all that good stuff and their syntaxHunter
http://www.php.net/quickref.php

March 27th, 2005, 11:57 pm

Goog Book For Newer PHP Scripters:

PHP Funtions [Essential Reference] 751 Pages.

Functions A-z

[Rabid Dog]

April 1st, 2005, 2:24 am

On my travels through the net looking for ways to set the java class path value dynamically I came across this really cool tutorial on writing extensions for PHP

http://www.zend.com/php/internals/exten ... iting1.php

anyways I thought I should share it as I have been looking for something like this for yonks and I am sure there are more like me!

July 6th, 2005, 2:11 am

Most useful book I own:
# PHP 5 for Dummies

My comments: It's very good for all stages of web programmers from beginner to advanced.

July 7th, 2005, 1:07 pm

webmaster secret [its a good book for tutorials]

July 7th, 2005, 1:08 pm

needforscript.com is a good site for scripts

August 3rd, 2005, 12:01 pm

Hey guys, I'm new at web programming and design (started last fall), but learning fast. In my 'library' right now I have a JS textbook that I forget the name of, and PHP and MySQL For Dynamic Websites: Visual Quickpro Guide by Larry Ullman. The latter of the two is a solid beginners book, but I am interested in learning much more advanced PHP and MySQL.
Another resource I feel I might need is some general reference on all facets of creating websites. For example, I couldnt tell you a damn thing about servers (setting them up, remote access), the whole DOCTYPE thing... I dont even know. I find out something new every day. I feel like a book explaining the general ins and outs of being a web developer would help me a lot.
I am also interested in a good beginner/intermediate Flash book, an advanced Photoshop guide, and perhaps a good book on SEO.
I know there are lots of resources listed here, but its tough to figure out among 50 book descriptions which one is the best for your skill level.
If you have suggestions for any or all of these books, please post or email me at gsidebo1 at ithaca dot edu. I am very interested in learning this stuff, Im just very concerned about learning from the right source. Thanks guys.