"Hello World"
While interviewing for a job on Friday, I realized would make sense for me to learn the PHP programming language. Later during the office tour, I met a PHP programmer. "PHP?" I said, "I'm going to learn PHP this weekend."
He laughed. "Learning PHP this weeke..." He trailed off. His expression went from realization, surprise, the curious disbelief as he looked at me and said, "Wait, you're serious." The conversation continued for ten minutes as he told me which parts would be most useful. I took notes.
So... I'm teaching myself PHP this weekend. Thankfully I have FTP access to a server that I can use as my sandbox. It's going well.
So far, so good. It's been a good day. Hello World.
[Edit: The best tutorial I've found is PHP 101: PHP for the Absolute Beginner. As a novice, I find it usable and friendly. Thankfully, I don't start until next Monday and I don't need to be fluent, just capable.]
He laughed. "Learning PHP this weeke..." He trailed off. His expression went from realization, surprise, the curious disbelief as he looked at me and said, "Wait, you're serious." The conversation continued for ten minutes as he told me which parts would be most useful. I took notes.
So... I'm teaching myself PHP this weekend. Thankfully I have FTP access to a server that I can use as my sandbox. It's going well.
So far, so good. It's been a good day. Hello World.
[Edit: The best tutorial I've found is PHP 101: PHP for the Absolute Beginner. As a novice, I find it usable and friendly. Thankfully, I don't start until next Monday and I don't need to be fluent, just capable.]