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PHP is the most popular language for Website development today. If you are new to PHP, this trail is for you to get into the PHP world quickly.
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To learn PHP, you need to have PHP installed on your machine. This simple tutorial provides you the quickest way to download and install PHP on your windows system.
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When you write PHP scripts, most of the time you are working on character strings. Follow 11 simple tutorials in this page to learn how to handle strings properly.
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Array is a data structure that you must learn if you are planning to write some meaningful PHP pages. Follow there 11 simple tutorials to understand the basic principles of PHP arrays.
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When you are ready to learn how to write a PHP Web page, start with this tutorial from the PHP official Web site.
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Web pages that takes user input must use forms. These 21 tutorials gives you good examples of how to handle different input elements of Web forms.
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Cookies are important only for serious Web applications. You may skip this page. But you should come back later, because this page has some really interesting PHP cookie tutorials.
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Session is one the hardest concepts to PHP beginners. Skip this page if you are not writing serious Web applications. But come back later when you are ready.
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MySQL is the most commonly used database server behind PHP pages to provide data store and retrieval functions. Follow these 21 simple tutorials to help you write database driven PHP pages.
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What's next? This PHP official page provides you links to find more tutorials, articles, and examples.




