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I'm new over here and to PHP so I'm wanting to ask some experts: What were some easy ways you learned PHP?

I've went through Codecademy.com and found Programmr.com, which I haven't messed with too much..Currently learning with Lynda.com too.

I'm reading PHP and MYSQL for Dummy's right now, which is good.

What I know right now.. -Basic syntax -Conditional statements -Arrays -Basic loops -Basic functions

I've gotten confused when getting into validating forms, cookies, sessions and definitely MYSQL..

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I dont understand the concept of 'practicing' programming skills. If you want to 'practice', go out and actually build something useful. –  GrandmasterB Oct 16 at 17:00
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Praticing programming is like running in place. There's nothing wrong with it, but wouldn't you rather go somewhere if you're going to run anyways? Pick a topic, invent in a project, dive in. –  Mike Oct 16 at 17:25
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@Mike that's always been my suggestion. I'm working with a person who told me he's interested in learning to program. I told him to pick an application he wants to build. And we're building it step by step...I'm introducing topics to him as we go along...he understood the concept of Classes and Objects like a champ. In the process he's building his first mobile app. –  Mike Brown Oct 16 at 17:41
 
Thanks guys, I kind of expected this answer, just don't feel comfortable building an application. Maybe focusing more on the forms and $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIES and $_SESSION first? –  Eric Larson Oct 16 at 18:17

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