PHP FAQ

• The PHP FAQ is your first stop for general information and those questions that seem to be on most people's minds.

The PHP Manual On-line

• PHP Manual Online. Your reference to everything that's great about PHP.
• Plain HTML PHP Manual Online. The very same manual in a light-weight, HTML 3.2 version without any bells or whistles.
• Latest Version and International Versions. Depending on how industrious the documentation team has been, you may find more up-to-date info in this version of the manual than you will at one of the above links. You can also browse or download translated versions here.

PHP Annotated Manuals

• PHP Annotated Manual. This is the same as the above, except there is a built-in errata/note system that users all around the world can (and have!) contributed to. Of all of the documentation, this will be the most current version, as it is updated (and annotated) daily.
• PHP Manual Errata. This is the collected errata from the on-line errata/note system.

Downloadable PHP Manuals

HTML Version

Latest versions (daily snapshots)

WinHelp (CHM) versions (January 12, 2001)

PDF Versions (February 18, 2001)

Other Versions

Translations

• Japanese translation of the PHP manual
• Version française annotée.
  Versions téléchargeables disponibles. (PDF, HTML, doc, ps, palm).

More information

• PHP Function Table. This page has a overview about which pages are translated to the different languages and in which versions of PHP the functions are available.
• Books on PHP. Here you can find a great selection of books on PHP and related themes.
• License questions? See the License FAQ

CVS Account

• CVS instructions
• Getting a CVS account. If you wish to help out with the development of PHP, read this.

Old/unsupported information

• PHP/FI 2.0 Manual. This includes discussions on a few topics that aren't covered in the PHP 3 manual yet.