Introduction PHP
This PHP Tutorial Series starts with an introduction to PHP.

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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
In this tutorial you will learn about introduction to PHP.

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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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A Brief Introduction to PHP
Explains what is PHP, and how it works with examples using a dynamic NetSafe Color chart and an Access database connection using ODBC. Also, includes links to other PHP-related sites.

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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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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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Introduction to PHP
Are you ready to become a PHP web developer? Are you ready to spend few hours and to get in touch with PHP? If you are then read the rest of this tutorial and you will not regret.

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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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An Introduction to the GD Library
Are you getting bored with standard PHP functions? Do you want to venture into additional libraries of PHP code? If so, GD is an additional module that allows the programmer to develop graphics using PHP. Cool huh? You can do things from drawing lines, to adjusting contrast, to anti-aliasing.

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Introduction to PHP
In this tutorial, you will be introduced to one of the simplest and most popular scripting languages. You'll begin to learn some of what PHP can do for you, and be able to write some simple scripts.

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Introduction to PEAR
The PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) brings this philosophy to PHP.Among other things, PEAR is a collection of reusable, open source code for use in PHP applications. The code is organized as a selection of files that act as wrappers giving convenient access to various PHP functions or extend PHP in some way. The files, collectively known as a "package," are easily obtained using the PEAR Package Manager.

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PHP Sessions
Have you ever seen member systems, or did you read the little introduction to MySQL with PHP tutorial on this site? If you have, then you must be wondering how all the user data is carried from page to page.

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Classes and OOP in PHP
An introduction to classes and object orientated programming in PHP.

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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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An intro to using the GD image library with PHP
A brief introduction to the world of image manipulation in PHP using the GD library. This tutorial will guide you through creating a clock that will display the current time.

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Introduction to PHP
A simple tutorial, outlining the basics.

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An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
An in-depth introduction to the basic and advanced features of PHP, including Object-Oriented Programming, Advanced Classes and Static Classes ~ with example code.

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Understanding PHP Arrays and Their Basic Operations
A collection of 11 tips on PHP array introduction. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercises on declaring and creating arrays, assigning and retrieving array elements, identifying elements by keys and indexes, copying arrays.

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Introduction to Serializing
Serializing is a technique that allows you to turn variables, arrays, functions or objects from PHP into a form that can be used to store them, and when needed, convert them back into PHP. Serializing is useful for flatfile applications that store things in arrays, and are good for CMS features that can let you edit how it works to an advanced degree.

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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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Mastering Regular Expressions in PHP
In this tutorial I will show you how regular expressions work in PHP, and give you a short introduction on writing your own regular expressions. I will also give you several example regular expressions that are often used.

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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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PHP Basics
In this tutorial, i will teach you how to make a basic php program.. Mainly how to print output from a php script... I hope you will enjoy using PHP as much as i have, and that you will NEVER use ASP again (if you ever have).

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An Overview of Arrays in PHP
An introduction to arrays.

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Introduction to SQLite
Many people have heard of SQLite but not many people have used it in their PHP applications. Most PHP applications make use of the MySQL database engine to store information however this is not always needed for small amounts of data. In these cases, web applications often store their data in a "flat file" format, often just a plain text file or an XML file. Both of these methods have their downsides.

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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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Building a Shopping Cart Class in PHP
An introduction to building a class in PHP using a shopping cart as an example.

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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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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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Customizing PHP Safe Mode
We'll guide you through using PHP safe_mode and how-to enable it and to customize it for certain sites on your server. When using PHP as an Apache module, you can also change the configuration settings using directives in Apache configuration files (e.g. httpd.conf) and .htaccess files. PHP safe_mode is very important to in terms of server security because it restricts and disables the dangerous functions in PHP from the scripts like PHP Shell that can otherwise cause damages to your server and client sites.

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Basic HTML newsletter in PHP/MYSQL
This tutorial will teach you how to make a simple newsletter in PHP/MYSQL with account activation. This will require PHP that is not running in SAFE_MODE or PHP that at least allows the sendmail function(duh, you can't send mail without this enabled).

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Intro To Object Oriented: Creating Your First Class
Introduction to object oriented programming (oop), create your very first php class.

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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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