- PHP.net
Main, official site for PHP. Downloads, documentation, resources,
links to more PHP-related sites, more.
- PHP Manual
Download the PHP manual from PHP.net in a variety of languages and
formats (PDF, HTML, Palm Pilot doc, more).
- PHP
Manual for HomeSite
This is a direct link to download the 2.2MB .zip file,
"massaged to make it work under HomeSite's help." See HomeSite/PHP
Add-on's and Resources site for details.
- PHP
Manual: mySQL Functions
As the title implies, these PHP functions allow access to mySQL
database servers. Directions included.

- Apache
HTTP Authentication with PHP
by Kevin Yank, webmasterbase.com. Learn how to create password
protection to one page or an entire site with PHP.
- Breadcrumbs
for PHP Lovers
Written by Jakob for Evolt.org, learn how to make breadcrumb
navigation with PHP. Comments and tips from readers here, too.
Evolt.org has tutorials on breadcrumbs with ASP and others, too.
- Build
Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL
Extensive excerpts from the book of the same name by Kevin Yank,
published by SitePoint Pty, Ltd. A hands-on learning guide and
highly recommended. Similar to the mysql.com below.
[by Kevin Yank, for WDVL]
- Building
a Database-Driven Web Site Using PHP and MySQL
by Kevin Yank of SitePoint.com for mySQL.com. A 10-part, detailed
series. Well done, thorough.
[by Kevin Yank, for mySQL.com.]
- Building
Dynamic Pages with Search Engines in Mind
by Tim Perdue, PHP Builder. Working with Apache, Tim's tutorial
shows you how to code your dynamic pages to not include the &
and ? in the URLs (those can stop a search engine dead in its
tracks, not indexing your pages properly). Tim's method, which
also includes SSI,
has proven to work just fine with a site of over 200,000 pages and
growing.
- Classes
and PHP
PHP Builder's Rod Kreisler provides a good tutorial explaining
classes.
- Dynamic
Web Sites with PHP

Very clear, easy to follow introductory tutorial on learning PHP
by University of Texas, Austin for its users. Covers environment
variables, conditionals, reading form data, writing form data to a
file, reading from a file, sending email, and resources to more on
PHP.
[by TeamWeb,
UT Austin.]
- Give
me back my MySQL Command Line!
Tutorial on how to get rid of the Web-Based mySQL command line
using PHP, handling queries, displaying result sets, then putting
it all together.
[by Kevin Yank, Sitepoint.com]
- How
to count clicks in your website
Peter Van Dijck, Evolt.org. Introductory tutorial with easy to
understand instructions.
- Image
Generation With PHP
DevShed's Vikram Vaswani wrote a good tutorial on handling images
with PHP.
- Multiple
Pages With PHP
How to split up page results in a mySQL database (such as with
next, previous links), defining variables, doing the math
calculation, displaying the results, making the links.
[12/29/2001, by Jester uk for evolt.org]
- PHP
and Anacom
by Michael Reynolds, PHP Builder. Learn how to handle online
shopping with Anacom and PHP with this tutorial. Also discusses
using Curl for security.
- Setting
up Server Mappings in HomeSite
by Christopher Bradford, Macromedia. Read how to set up HomeSite
with your local computer to view pages with server-side
processing, such as SSI, ColdFusion, PHP, ASP.
- Top
21 PHP programming mistakes - Part I: Seven Textbook Mistakes
by Sterling Hughes, for Zend. This tutorial reviews the 7 top
mistakes typically made using PHP and how to avoid them.
- When
Browsers Suck: PHP to the Rescue!
by Kevin Yank. Short tutorial that provides PHP code to replace
lengthy JavaScript browser sniffers.
[by Kevin Yank, Sitepoint.com]

- Evil Walrus
PHP Repository
Download lots of PHP scripts - databases, file/directory, HTTP,
games, graphics, networking, time/date, more. News, forum, web
log, more.
- NewbieNetwork.net
Tons of PHP info here, tutorials, news, links, documentation,
scripts, repository, help forums, more.
- PEAR
Documentation and Tutorials
PHPEverywhere's section on Pear. Lots of tutorials, links, info.
- PHP Builder
Articles, forums, code library, mail archive, more.
- PHP
Classes Repository
Lots here, including search engines, databases, email,
information, graphics, debug, administration, statistics, files
and directories, e-commerce, algorithms, HTML generation and
processing, more.
- PHP
Developer
Daily news about PHP, columns, tutorials, forums, scripts, more.
- PHP Everywhere
John Lim's very informative weekday log with the latest news and
tidbits about PHP. The site also has a lot of tutorials, tips, and
links to more resources.
- PHP
Foundry
Part of SourceForge Foundries, PHP Foundry is packed with PHP
scripts for content management (CMS) and more, PHP snippets, links
to resources, latest news, discussion forum.
- PHP in
Dreamweaver
by AlphaSigma. Extensions for Dreamweaver 2: ASP tags, PHP code.
For Dreamweaver 3, 4: PHP code and PHP-Variables.
- PHP
Source (DevShed)
DevShed's section of PHP tutorials, including PHP-Nuke, MySQL,
Apache, Phython, PHPLib templates, appointment calendars, book
reviews, ftp functions, image generation, database support,
e-commerce - catalogs, shopping carts, credit cards, JavaScript
rollovers, more.
- PHP
Tutorials (TheScripts.com)
TheScripts.com's section of PHP tutorials, from beginner through
advanced.
- PHPWizard
Site with tutorials, scripts, scriptlets, quick reference, links
to more resources, bookstore with annotated recommendations, more.
phpChat, phpPolls, phpEasymail, more.
- Programming:
PHP (Webmonkey)
Webmonkey's section on PHP. Tutorials on PHP/MySQL, generating
images on the fly, PHP installation overview, encryption,
authenticate and track users, Zend, threaded discussion with PHP/MySQL,
site navigation with PHP, more.
- Zend.com
where PHP meets eBusiness. Code, tips, tutorials,
articles, download PHP, case studies, forums, resources, online
services, more.

- Little
Green Weblog
Terrific web log with comments and discussions. PHP is one of many
interesting topics discussed (also CSS, programming, cross-browser
issues, more). The link here provides the search results for PHP
at the site.
- PHP Everywhere
John Lim's very informative weekday log with the latest news and
tidbits about PHP. The site also has a lot of tutorials, tips, and
links to more resources.

- PHP-Nuke
Content management system module for PHP, from easily updating
content on pages to using as a web log, news portal, journaling,
many other purposes. Download from the site, tutorials and info
available at the site. Many features.
- Nuke-addon
Add-ons for the PHP-Nuke
content management system.
- PHPWeblog
"A complete news-driven website package with lots of bells
and whistles. A few features include interchangeable
templates/themes, multilanguage translations, fully configurable
web-based administration, rdf import/exporting, internal links/statistics
pages, search/archiving capabilities, and more." Lots of
support and detailed info available.
- Romarin
PHPWeblog Add-ons
Add-ons include a calendar, page stats, chat, polls, guestbook.

PHP Editors
See also HTML
Editors, as some of them have full PHP support, too.
- PHPEdit
Full-featured PHP IDE for Windows. Features include code insight,
code completion, syntax-highlighting, integrated debugger, code
browser, keyboard templates, and more. Free.
- Zend
Studio
Full-featured, comprehensive PHP editor. Includes HTML
integration, manage projects, search/replace, debugging, more. Has
good reviews.

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