PHP training

i know this isn't a PHP site, but i'm sure a lot of you programmers know PHP as well. nothing wrong w/diversifying your skills....can anyone suggest a good online PHP training course that they took that was relatively cheap ($100-$200)? and if it's by far and away the best course ever, price isn't really that big of a deal. thanks guys.

I never took an online course, and I knew nothing of php/mysql before
I bought and read this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...1496197-5103807

Much cheaper than a course, and well worth buying even if you do go
on a course too.

thanks...i will talk to my boss and see if he approves. anyone know of online courses, tho?

thanks

get a book and sign up to devshed.com.

PHP is really easy if you know any programming at all. I would say that syntax wise it is very similar to C#...maybe a cross between Javascript and ASP. What I'm saying is, that you'll catch on pretty fast if you've done any of these.

i don't know C# and i can't write javascript. heh...

i mean, i've done some scripting in PHP (i wrote a mini CMS for a client, but it was through a lot of research and trial and error. it took a while), but i want to learn the functions and that stuff. the syntax is not a big deal

thanks

Zend offers some training...they also have certification.

practice is the best way of learning it!! just set yourself a task and do it. That way you will learn as you go along in a real life situation !! Refer to php.net and devshed.com and your away. That is how i learnt and i like to thing i am pretty good now !

Just set PHP/Mysql up on your computer, it doesn't cost anything, then you can play around to your heart's content. A bundle like xampp makes it a real easy couple minute process to install a working php/mysql/apache setup on any windows computer.

I'm big into the Wrox books that you can find at Amazon.com. They're red and yellow. I like books because you can flip back pages and use it for reference later. Can't do that at a seminar.... yet

I like the wrox books too, the only thing i don't like is the size! Not much you can do about that tho!!

Im learning PHP, all i did is get a good book (im reading a Larry Ulman on atm) read it, try out what u have learnt then as mentioned ask question's here or on devshed.

GL

there nothing better than the CHM/Tarball available from good ol www.php.net .. or just use the online reference itself... best documentation i've seen for any language !

only wish mysql 5 had more doumentation/examples out... struggling with some complicated procedures i'm trying to get from an outdated oracle (circa 2002) into mysql5. should have it knicked by tuesday though