An Introduction to PHP
Hmm, where to start, where to start.
PHP! Yes, this is a PHP tutorial. But what is PHP? Well, it's a recursive acronym, but I won't get into that. More importantly, it's a flexible language you can use to make websites (and a lot of other cool stuff). When you write something in PHP, you generally upload it to a server with a PHP interpreter, then anyone with a web browser and an internet connection should be able to see it!
But what do you need to start writing in PHP? Not much, not much at all! Any text editor that lets you save plain text, like notepad or mousepad, will do just fine. You'll also need an FTP client; I generally use FileZilla, but there are some FireFox addons people have said are just as good. Since this is a Wetfish tutorial, I'm assuming you, the wonderful reader, already have a Wetfish account, which means you already have a server with a PHP interpreter! If you don't have a Wetfish account, you can always join us on IRC and beg richjkl for one.
With that said, this tutorial assumes you have prior knowledge of basic HTML and CSS. Honestly, if you don't know HTML, it shouldn't make too much of a difference, so long as you feel confident enough in being able to pick it up as you go along. If you really want a place to learn some basic HTML first, check out W3Schools.
Now, let's get started...
Introduction
Basics
Blocks
Loops
Functions
Input
Error Handling
MySQL
How To Make Your Own...
Blog (Basics)
Blog (Input)
Blog (Output)
Tutorial
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