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Just Another guy asking suggestion for learning php
  • mandi
    Posts: 207
    Suggest me a best book for understanding the basics of php,
    For now i am looking to build a strong base in the php and it's basics,

    I am willing to learn php for "web-security" related things,not for professional purposes like web-designing,

    Do i need to learn Object oriented part of the php as well?

    Also i heared majority of the web-sites on the internet(like 60-70%) has been coded with php,so learning php will feed my needs?

    or do i need to learn other languages like html and asp as well?

    if not please advice me,what i should do and what i should not do,

    Also suggest me a Good e-book for beginning php....

    hope i will get some "worthy" advice..
  • Sh3llc0d3
    Posts: 1,910
    I'm not a PHP coder and don't particularly do any heavy web programming, however to understand the broad aspects of web security I'd suggest learning not only PHP but others too. If you want to code in PHP then yeah learn php from cover to cover however in web app security you may be better having a general knowledge of numerous languages. Just my opinon, unfortunately php is one of the few languages I don't have ebooks for lol... possibly not very helpful sorry.
  • mandi
    Posts: 207 

    I'm not a PHP coder and don't particularly do any heavy web programming, however to understand the broad aspects of web security I'd suggest learning not only PHP but others too. If you want to code in PHP then yeah learn php from cover to cover however in web app security you may be better having a general knowledge of numerous languages. Just my opinon, unfortunately php is one of the few languages I don't have ebooks for lol... possibly not very helpful sorry.


    yes bro,I asked this same question to some of the security experts i know,they have said some thing similar to this,They have said "you need to know some html,css and java script,before starting php",Also like u said As a security expert it is good to have some knowledge about many programming
    languages,

    Between I don't know how much level of html ,css and js i need to learn before php...
  • Sh3llc0d3
    Posts: 1,910
    If you get to the stage when you can spot errors in the css, html or js coding then i'd say you know about the right level... it'd be different depending on who you ask to be honest but an all round knowledge of all the languages mentioned as well as other web development technologies/methodologies such as databases (mysql etc). It may seem a long haul but it's not such a different amount of info from the stuff you've learned from networking.
  • Xin
    Posts: 3,251
    Just start off learning the syntax, then mysql stuff, then post and gets... Theres plenty of tuts
    Xin
  • mandi
    Posts: 207
    If possible can any 1 link me or suggest me some nice books for learning the basics of html,css and java script?

    so that i can buy those books and study them offline :)
  • Xin
    Posts: 3,251
    W3Schools is best for that sort of stuff.
    Xin
  • mandi
    Posts: 207 

    W3Schools is best for that sort of stuff.


    bro i know that site was great one,but i had planned to buy some paper books,because i am having lot of trouble when i start to read e-books,so do you got any more suggestions for buying a paper book?
  • Orgy
    Posts: 40
    I definitely suggest learning the Object Oriented side of it, if you're going to be exploiting web applications that use OOP. It would also help to learn HTML, JavaScript, etc for use with XSS vulnerabilities. For learning PHP, my favorite book so far has been "Practical PHP" available for free at tux radar.
  • Xin
    Posts: 3,251
    Also the book i got is Web development for dummies (or something simillar i cant remember the name) but it contains php, javascript, html, xhtml , css, apache and mysql i also bought a separate javascript book for more advanced stuff on that
    Xin
  • cyberpirate
    Posts: 36
    i suggest you to surf apress.com if you wanna buy a paper for php..its a good site for paper books.. and now they have a pro php too.. But that book is not for php basics.. so choose any other book than pro php, because its will give you idea about middle level of php language not about base of php
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