Only if you are planning on using PHP & MySQL on Linux. If you are going the windows direction, then you don't need too.
good luck "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Do you suggests any pre-requisites before starting off with the books? > Someone told me it would be much better if I learn Linux first > Hiren > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:18 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > There are many great books to help get you started. Infact.. believe it > or > > not.. for the complete newbie "PHP for Dummies" is a great chioce. It's > > very well written and starts with no assumptions about your skill level. > > > > But if you do happen to have some programming experience try "PHP and > MySQL > > Web Development" (do a search on Amazon). That's the book that helped me > > out the most. It has some great real-world examples with complete > > walk-through tutorials. > > > > Don't bother purchasing a function reference becuase the php.net reference > > is the best there is. And it's free. :) > > > > HTH, > > Kevin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hiren Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:27 PM > > Subject: [PHP] New to PHP > > > > > > Hi I am new to PHP and would like to learn more about it. Which would be > the > > best place to start with besides the manual and what would you suggest is > a > > pre-requiste for learning PHP. > > > > Thanks > > > > Regards, > > > > Hiren > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
