Name: Jump Start PHP
Rating: 4.1 (96 reviews)
Author: Callum Hopkins

Details

In Jump Start PHP you’ll learn step-by-step how to build a complete blog application, understand how PHP works with data, and improve the security of your PHP apps. In just one weekend, you’ll have a solid base to start writing PHP on your own!

What you will learn

* Nail the Basics: Learn syntax, operators, loops and functions * Understand Object Oriented Programming, and learn best practices used by the pros * Build your Resume: PHP is a rock-solid language to add to your list of skills

Description

PHP is a hugely popular language that powers the backend of 80% of websites, including Internet giants such as Facebook, Wikipedia and WordPress. It’s an easy language to learn and great for beginners, so you can get up and running fast! In Jump Start PHP you’ll learn step-by-step how to build a complete blog application, understand how PHP works with data, and improve the security of your PHP apps. In just one weekend, you’ll have a solid base to start writing PHP on your own!

Who is this for?

Developers seeking a rapid introduction to PHP. You'll need to know HTML and CSS, and experience with other programming languages would be useful.

Reviews

Denys Cole

This gives you a good solid base in PHP . It equips with enough of the basics to tackle he next step in creating PHP & MySqli websites.

Darren Lees

Jump Start PHP is exactly as it states. If you're beginning your journey into the world of PHP then this book is a great way to start. It is quite thorough in explaining the initial concepts of PHP without being too verbose. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone as a place to begin your jouney into the world of PHP. Good Luck!!

Steve

Great book. I've been coding solo in php for many years. This book has helped teach me how to get a stable setup / processes which make it easier when developing php with others.