43 Must Read PHP Articles and Resources

PHP is a scripting language that enables people to create dynamic web pages and applications. It is a server side language that is one of the most popular used by developers today. Like any language there is always something new to learn and master.

With a large number of web developers on Twitter, it’s with no surprise that PHP was chosen as this week’s Theme Thursday theme.

Whether it be a new tip to better organise your code or a way to speed up your scripts, this list hopes to be essential reading for both the PHP newbie and the the experienced developer.

For Beginners

• 25 Resources to Get You Started with PHP from Scratch
• PHP for Beginners: Building Your First Simple CMS
• Beginners PHP Tutorial – Using Cookies
• PHP for Beginners: Simple Login, Logout, and Session Handling
• Tutorial: Writing your first PHP script
• Video Tutorials To Start Learning PHP

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Code Organisation

• 40 Tips for optimizing your PHP code
• 12 PHP optimization tips
• 5 Tips for Coding Cleaner PHP
• 50+ PHP optimisation tips revisited
• 63+ best practice to optimize PHP code performances
• Writing clean, secure and easy to maintain PHP code

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Advanced

• 10 Advanced PHP Tips To Improve Your Programming
• 10 Advanced PHP Tips Revisited

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Applications

• 10 Principles of the PHP Masters
• 5 Helpful Tips for Creating Secure PHP Applications
• Custom PHP.ini tips and tricks
• 5 tips and tools to develop php applications fast
• Add Power to Your PHP With Multi-Tiered Applications
• Open-source PHP applications that changed the world
• Blueprint for PHP Applications: Cornerstone

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Tips and Best Practices

• 15 Top PHP Coding Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
• Ten PHP Best Practices Tips that will get you a job
• Three Important Tips to Write PHP Code Defensively
• Five good programming habits in PHP
• Speeding up your PHP scripts
• 4 Fantastic PHP Output Buffering Tricks for Web Developers
• 16 great .htaccess Tricks and Hacks

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Tutorials

• User Membership With PHP
• Screencast: Write a PHP script to query MySQL
• How To Write Your Own MySQL Class In PHP
• Creating a PHP5 Framework – Part 1
• Creating a PHP5 Framework – Part 2
• Reading RSS with PHP
• PHP For Designers

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Security

• Top 7 PHP Security Blunders
• Seven habits for writing secure PHP applications

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Frameworks

• 16 PHP Frameworks To Consider For Your Next Project
• 20 Great PHP frameworks for developers

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PHP Toolbox

• 20 Useful PHP Components & Tutorials for Everyday Project
• The PHP Toolbox: 20+ PHP Resources
• 50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools
• Best PHP Books for Learning PHP Development (with MySQL)