This is a comprehensive article / tutorial on programming in PHP. It covers a variety of key topics including PHP Structure, Scalar Variables and Data, Data collection: Arrays, Operations and Comparisons, PHP Comparison Operators, PHP Logical Operators, Control Statements, The Function of Functions, and Object Orientation.

The basic use of single and double quoted strings in PHP, which to use when and the general difference between the two.

Ok, this will give you some very basics of what php is, and how it works. Ill try to make it as new-to-programming freindly, but it will help if your at least good with understanding syntax of coding languages. Also, I wont go directly into how to install PHP onto your server, or local computer, but here is a few helpful links: Auto installer for Windows: http://codingforums.com/s howthread.php?t=3992 Sections: 1. What is PHP a. Picking PHP b. Installing PHP 2. Getting started a. Checking your server b. Your first script 3. Variables a. Declaring variables b. Filling variables c. Using variables

Shows you how to create and use classes, variables inside classes, functions inside classes etc.

Learn PHP through lessons and examples that are based on plausible real world applications. Also contained on tizag.com is a MySQL tutorial to aid you in your PHP/MySQL knowledge.

This is a Basic Introduction to PHP, from explaining what PHP is and does to creating your very first script!

This tutorial will teach you the basics of the PHP language -- looping, variables, forms, etc. It does not venture into functions, arrays, objects, or database/file manipulation.

A tutorial dedicated to PHP arrays and how to use them as queues, lists, sorters, etc. It uses easy to follow, executable examples to help you learn these intermediate array techniques.

PHP, the PHP Hypertext Processor, is an open source server-side scripting language for Web servers, which provides a real alternative to ASP, ColdFusion, Mod_Perl or JSP if your aim is to provide dynamic Web pages. Dynamic Web pages are pages which interact with the user, so that each user visiting the page sees customized information - which may vary each time and which may be based on a form they've just filled in, or on information extracted from a database or some other external source. Typical applications include e-commerce, online newspapers, visitors' books, ticketing systems, project management, and other groupware projects. The traditional way to produce this type of dynamic page is via CGI scripts, but these are separate programs which must be executed as a new process for each page hit, so they scale badly and rapidly become memory and processor hogs as server load increases...

This introductory guide on PHP explains the definition, basic structure and date function of PHP language.