What is PHP?
What is PHP, and what can you do with it? This gentle PHP introduction explains the basics of PHP and looks at how you can use it to build feature-rich Web pages and applications.

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Introduction to PHP
PHP - This tutorial was written to introduce you to PHP, it assumes you know nothing about programming at all, starts with the very basics and slowly guides you through some of the concepts of PHP programming.

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Getting Started with PHP
Covers the basics of PHP. Introduces the PHP tags, variables, arrays, function syntax, if/else statements, and more.

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Introduction to WML, Apache, and PHP
This article covers the basics of wml, how to set up your apache server, and php. Covering the basics allows you to set up this environment and then learn the rest on your own.

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Introduction to PHP
This tutorial was written to introduce you to PHP, it assumes you know nothing about programming at all, starts with the very basics and slowly guides you through some of the concepts of PHP programming.

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Databases in PHP - MySQL in PHP
Having studied database basics and taken a look at the Structured Query Language, it's time to dig in. Now we take a look at the use of MySQL in PHP.

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Introduction to PHP Functions
Functions are a very important part of PHP and it is probably safe to say that they are used in every single script. This tutorial will guide you through the basics of PHP functions to creating your own to do specific tasks.

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Covering the basics of PHP
This PHP tutorial covers the echo, the if...else statement and integer variables.

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Basic Sessions Tutorial with Register Globals Switched Off
we're going to show you how you can make use of php sessions easily and quickly. we assume that you are familiar with the basics of php. the php session page and function list can be found here. you should have register globals switched off in your php configuration and for sessions not to use cookies.

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PHP by example
Learn the basics of programming in PHP with examples. Building program easily and quickly in this site. Free access to solved and proposed exercises wich are part of the learning process.

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PHP & Java
The Java extension is an extremely exciting tool. By learning how to use this module, you can extend PHP by the power of all available Java classes. To show you the basics of the Java extension, this article will cover installation and a few code examples of using PHP and Java together.

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MySQL & PHP Basics
A breif description of each way of using a mysql database with php coding.

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Basics to PHP and MySQL
Covers two php techniques, self forms and connecting to mysql.

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Processing XML with PHP
In this tutorial you will learn the basics of using PHP to interpret XML.

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PHP form Introduction
This article demonstrates how to use PHP forms. You will find detailed information from the form basics to advanced form processing.

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PHP and MySQL Introductions
Learn PHP and MySql basics.

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Using Arrays In Php
Arrays are widely used, because of the lack of features in normal variables. That's why you can find arrays is most of the common programming languages. PHP also uses arrays in a very easy way. This tutorial will cover the basics of arrays.

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PHP by example, Part I
As a language for building dynamic Web pages, PHP offers a simplified method for constructing complex and powerful Web-related programs.Step by step, Erik demonstrates the fundamental principles of PHP in an original, real-world Web site example. Part 1 of this two-part series offers the basics of PHP and features a Webzine that includes an author's page where content providers can enter the text of articles, as well as a front end for presenting this content to the world.

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PHP News System
Learn the basics of Mysql & Php by building a news system.

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Variable Basics
Learn about variables in PHP and how they work.

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Introduction to PHP
A simple tutorial, outlining the basics.

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Php file upload
In this tutorial i will teach you how you can upload files to your website using PHP. I will teach you the basics and show you how to manage witch files may be uploaded.

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PHP and MySQL - Introduction
The topics covered in this tutorial include: * PHP basics, including script structure, variables, supported types, constants, expressions, and type conversions * Condition and branch statements supported by PHP, including if, if...else, and the switch statements * Looping statements * Arrays and array library functions * Strings and string library functions * Regular expressions * Date and time functions * Integer and float functions * How to write functions, reuse components, and determine the scope and type of variables * An introduction to PHP object-oriented programming support * Common mistakes made by programmers new to PHP, and how to solve them.

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Working with forms in PHP
One of the most popular ways to make a web site interactive is the use of forms. With forms you can have users register for different things, submit any information you can imagine, upload files, and all types of other things. In this tutorial, we will go through the basics of forms and how to handle the data that comes from those forms with PHP.

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Simple forum in php/mysql
If you've ever wondered how to build a simple forum in PHP/Mysql, this simple tutorial will give you the basics of how to post and reply to threads and display messages.

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The Basics
This is a basic guide to PHP, running through and explaining all the things you need to know to get started.

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A HOWTO on Optimizing PHP
PHP is a very fast programming language, but there is more to optimizing PHP than just speed of code execution. In this chapter, we explain why optimizing PHP involves many factors which are not code related, and why tuning PHP requires an understanding of how PHP performs in relation to all the other subsystems on your server, and then identifying bottlenecks caused by these subsystems and fixing them. We also cover how to tune and optimize your PHP scripts so they run even faster.

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What is PHP and Why Should I Care?
One of the first things most people want to know about PHP is what the initials stand for. Then they wish they had never asked. Officially, PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.

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Wap-Enabling a Website with PHP3
This short tutorial will do just that by giving you the basics of making your site WAP-enabled using PHP.

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Quickstart Guide to SQLite
PHP5 includes a built-in SQLite extension that allows you to store data in a database without a standalone database server! Say good-bye to the pesky accompanying MySQL database server that you had to run alongside PHP. SQLite can help you to make your applications more portable, to avoid pesky file-based storage, and more! In this article, Matt goes through the basics you need to get started using SQLite in your PHP applications today!

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PHP Introduction
PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.

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Welcome to PHP
This is a comprehensive article / tutorial on programming in PHP. It covers a variety of key topics including PHP Structure, Scalar Variables and Data, Data collection: Arrays, Operations and Comparisons, PHP Comparison Operators, PHP Logical Operators, Control Statements, The Function of Functions, and Object Orientation.

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Creating a PHP form
PHP is a great processor of forms, hence knowing how to write a simple form for php processing is the precursor to make the PHP work.

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Viewsource
A number of websites, including php.net, allow you to view the source code of their PHP pages. This is usually to allow you to see how the page is put together and how the PHP code itself is written. Usually, it is not possible to view the PHP source but with a built in function in PHP, you can.

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PHP Comments
Learn how to write PHP comments, and how to comment your PHP code effectively, in this easy-to-follow PHP tutorial.

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Acquiring PHP MySQL
PHP and MySQL are already packaged in Linux and Mac OS X OSs. However, most PHP developer are actually using Windows when developing PHP applications. This is also true to myself. I have Mandrake Linux 10 but I'll just use it for testing purposes of my finished scripts. One reason is that Windows render an amazing web presence unlike any other OS's browsers. So this page will only cover the WAMP ( Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP ). You will learn how to install Apache, PHP, and MySQL under Windows platform.

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Using cURL
PHP includes an easy to use interface for the cURL library. This means you can easily communicate with other servers using a variety of protocols. It is commonly used to access web service APIs such as Twitter. This tutorial will explain the basics and show some usage examples.

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Adding PHP to Apache on Linux
This article provides extensive instructions on installing PHP on Apache/Linux. Main topics include: How to Get PHP, PHP Extensions, Building PHP for CGI Use, Building PHP as an Apache Module, Building mod_php as a Dynamically Loaded Object, Testing Your Installation, Going Further/In Conclusion, Building Apache at Lightspeed, Apache Source Components Provided by Linux Distributions, and Fixing Red Hat 6.1's apxs Script.

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Writing your first PHP script
Learn how to get started with PHP programming. This beginner tutorial walks you through the process of writing a simple PHP script and shows how PHP scripts are put together.

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PHP Syntax
This tutorial describes: How to begin and end a PHP code block, How a PHP input file will be processed, How to enter comments in a PHP code block.

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