PHP and MySQL Learning material

Question

Hi,

I though this would probably be the best place to ask.

I am looking to get started on PHP and MySQL. I am familiar with programming, but have never needed to learn these until now and am asking if anyone can recommended some free learning material on these.

Thanks for your time.

Edit. Sorry for the edit I should have also point out that I was recently made redundant so do not have funds to purchase material.

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Answer 1

Stackoverflow PHP section, Stackoverflow MySQL section

Answer 2

Get it from the source: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/ddws/index.html, well, at least part of the source.

Answer 3

There is a lot of free php guide sites. I recommend buying the book:

Beginning PHP and MySQL from apress.

Answer 4

get it from the docs

Answer 5

I would recommend Php and MySQL Web Development as a great book for learning most of the things that you would need to know: http://www.amazon.ca/PHP-MySQL-Development-Luke-Welling/dp/0672329166/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257526059&sr=8-1

Of course, as the others have mentioned, the docs are a great source, and tutorials all over the Net as well. W3schools has been and still is a good resource for me.

Answer 6

Hit up your local library for O'Reilley's Learning PHP for a good PHP reference book. If they have Apress's Beginning PHP5 and MySQL e-commerce, it's good too - it teaches some MVC, as well as good practices for using PHP and MySQL together. You'll want to know your PHP and MySQL first, though. I don't have a good free database resource for you - I learned that in a class.

Answer 7

Kevin Waterson's PHPro: http://phpro.org/

Going in to the detail of MVC, CRUD etc. also.

Unfortunately down today, but well worth a bookmark.