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rico mwangi
Courses Plus Student 33 Pointsthis is too far to start with programming, please recommend a basic starter course for pre php
php for beginners
5 Answers
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsIn short, if you learn JS, you will be a ninja in PHP!
Mario Bernardes
19,468 PointsThis is a good course to start: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/php-basics
The workshop for PHP7 is the main features added since PHP5.
LaToya Legemah
12,600 PointsWhen you are ready you can also try:
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points+1 for suggesting w3schools. I'm tired of those that keep bashing that site when it's a great resource for learning the syntax without so much distraction.
Kaitlyn Brown
1,072 PointsIf you've never programmed before, start with JavaScript. That will give you a basic understanding of programming for the web, and you can use XHR (AJAX) to bridge from the front end to the backend. That's a good place to start learning PHP.
rico mwangi
Courses Plus Student 33 Pointsokay.thanks for the reply. let me check out js will get back if stuck.
Oziel Perez
61,321 PointsPlus there's supposed to be an Intro to Programming course that uses javascript but focuses more on principles rather than Javascript syntax.
Jaroslav Bílek
9,415 PointsNot useful for beginners.