Learning PHP - is there a php alternative to http://tryruby.org/?

Question

I've got a friend trying to learn php (they've never used a programming/scripting language before). They have a minimal understanding of html. I've used tryruby.org a little bit once, and I'm hoping there's something similar for php. I learned using books, but I don't want them to have to go through setting up a server on their localhost right now.

Ideas?

Answer 1

Your friend should definitely learn HTML first.

I got started in HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and jQuery from W3Schools.com. Your friend should check it out.

Answer 2

They aren't tutorials like TryRuby, but you can use ideone.com or codepad.org to run snippets of PHP and lots of other languages.