[RESOLVED] Suggestions needed.

[quecoder]

:o hi , I made a good progress in my PHP learning life , but this is only some info from here and there , for example, I know how to deal with files , open , reading , ...etc but didn't read how to chmod , rename ..etc files .. in other words , I got basics of every aspect in this language .... another example, I can set cookies , read cookies data and sessions , but can't secure my sessions and prevent session hijacking ..

** 1 - Will that be learned as I go ?? or I should be aware of the full material in this language to begin coding a quality code .? ...

( Because when I had read all stuffs about regular expressions , I forgot them after 1 week or less and there are more than 15 subject to read about ).

There are a lot of info about this language , indeed , (tutorials in every cat , code snippets to dig into , important manual chapters ...etc ) to be aware of ... but I don't know what to read and what to *ignore* ..

very overwhelmed. and really don't have enough time until I MUST code a complete script for my collage project .
share your thoughts with me please !

[dalecosp]

I'd think there can be such a thing as "too much preparation" --- that is, if it isn't matched with practical working knowledge. If you have studied and studied and studied but haven't written anything yet, start writing!

Your PHP will improve the more you utilize it, the stuff you've learned will likely "stick" better, and you'll be able to understand more of what you read if you have a practical experience base.

My two cents/Euros/whatever...

[Horizon88]

I agree - just start coding and learn as you go along; that's what we're here for :D I remember when I first wanted to get into PHP, I bought a book, read it, then said, "I'm gonna build a CMS, because that'll give me lots of different things I'll need to learn how to do." I wrote out a plan/file layout/whatever and just started coding. I had to Google around and read the docs and stuff a whole ton, but I did it as I went along to learn what I needed to. So I guess my suggestion is to get a beginner's feel for it - Teach yourself PHP in 24 hours, PHP for Dummies, Beginning PHP - any books like that, and then just use the manual, google, and forums to get up and running with more advanced code once you get the basics down.

[dalecosp]

Speaking of books, I loved getting started with Larry Ullman's "PHP for the World Wide Web" ... it was a good starter back in the day. Dunno if it's been updated at all; try looking at Peachpit Press for that one.

And then, of course, there's the local favorite, Wrox's "Beginning PHP Apache Mysql Web Development", by Buzzly, Elizabeth, stolzyboy, bunkermaster, and $one_other_of_us. Last time I checked for it, it wasn't available in my local bookstore. But, then, I live in a cave on a deserted Pacific Island.

[quecoder]

THANKS alot ,,, , Awesome answers .... helped me much .