If you are a big fan of MVC Frameworks for the web, such as the ASP.NET MVC Framework or Ruby on Rails, you may be interested in a PHP MVC Framework, called CodeIgniter.
If so NetTuts+ has been running a nice set of screencasts that offer free training on CodeIgniter. Currently there are 10 screencasts but more are being added over time:
- Getting Started With the Framework
- Database Selecting Methods
- Sending Emails
- Newsletter Signup
- CRUD
- Login
- Pagination
- AJAX
- File Uploading and Image Manipulation
- The Calendar Library
The latest CodeIgniter screencast and tutorial has the link to all the previous ones and you can view them by clicking here.
A an FYI for those interested in learning PHP, there is a recent book teaching PHP to beginners, called PHP for Absolute Beginners
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