Books are convenient resources to begin exploring PHP. The titles listed here will help you to start learning PHP, as well as extending your existing knowledge.

Projects

An increasing number of projects, both commercial and open source, are using PHP as their main development tool. There is a listing of some of the open-source PHP applications available, courtesy of freshmeat.

Getting Started

On these sites you will find tutorials, articles and example scripts

Closely related to PHP

• Zend.com
  Zend Technologies' Web site, with lots of PHP related resources (articles, tutorials, case studies, PHP function table, etc.)
  
• PHP Conference Material
  Some PHP conference slide shows, presented at various meetings by PHP professionals
  

PHP Link Catalogs

• HotScripts.com
  PHP Books, Magazine Articles, Communities, Scripts and Programs, Softwares, Tips
  
• PHP Resource Index
  Hundreds of PHP resources, categorized and searchable
  
• PHP Sites Webring
  Find PHP Sites within this webring!
  
• LinuxGuruz.org
  Many Links and Tutorials, Articles and FAQ about Linux, Apache Web Server, HTML, PHP, MySQL ... and lots more
  

PHP FAQ sites

• PHP Knowledge Base
  A growing collection of PHP related information in a searchable question and answer format.
  
• alt-php-faq.org
  A big faq and some links about PHP and SQL
  
• de.comp.lang.php FAQ
  Excellent german language FAQ about PHP
  

Complex PHP Related Sites

• phpWizard
  PHP tutorials and programs
  
• PHPBuilder.com
  A bunch of helpful PHP resources available here
  
• Developers Shed
  A good set of articles introducing various PHP concepts
  
• WeberDev.com
  PHP related resources (articles, tutorials, forums, advanced search etc.)
  
• Opendeveloper.org
  Developing Open Web Sites With Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP-Perl
  
• DeskCode
  Community-based programming site, featuring PHPCompiler which converts PHP scripts to Windows executable files (suitable for CD-ROMs, etc.)
  

PHP Scripts and Programs

• PHP Editors List
  A comprehensive list of editors you can use to edit PHP programs
  
• PHP Base Library
  The start of what looks to be a promising collection of base code for developers of large PHP sites
  
• The PHP Classes Repository
  Useful PHP classes in a categorized listing
  
• PX - PHP Code Exchange
  The PHP Code Exchange is a great place to start. Here you'll find many example scripts and useful functions, organized for easy finding. Includes a search function
  
• Evil Walrus
  A growing list of PHP scripts
  
• PHPioneers/ioMetrics Scripts
  A collection of PHP scripts
  
• Nexen's scripts librairy
  An exhaustive PHP scripts collection, with more 400 useful functions (English and French).
  
• SiteManager
  A base library for PHP sites and developers
  

PHP Tutorials

• Tutorialfind
  A growing list of PHP tutorials at TutorialFind
  
• TheScripts.com
  Web Programming Resource - PHP Tutorials
  
• Database enabled websites tutorial
  Introductory tutorial
  
• E-gineer Instructions
  Lots of tutorials/instructions related to Apache, PHP and MySQL
  
• Melonfire
  A series of PHP tutorials for novices
  
• justPhukit!
  A collection of external links to PHP tutorials
  

PHP Setup tools for Windows

• php4win
  The latest PHP packages and useful tools for Windows
  
• phpdev
  Automatic install of Apache, PHP, MySQL, MySQL Front, PHPMyAdmin and Perl
  
• PHPTriad
  Automatic install of Apache, PHP, MySQL, MySQL Front, PHPMyAdmin, Perl, and some special modules
  

Non-English PHP Sites

• German
  • PHP Center
    German speaking portal site with tutorials, tips and tricks, job advertisements, articles and more
    
  • PHP-Homepage
    German site about PHP with scripts, tips, forums, MyGuestBook, articles, news and more
    
  • Dynamic-Webpages
    German site with installation guides, tips & scripts, BestOfGML, WhoIsWho - a view on german PHP-cracks, german manual, book reviews, links and more
    
  • PHPCrawler
    Searchengine over German PHP-sites with webaccess to newsgroups
    
  • PHPWelt
    A German website using PHP to offer free services, a huge script-archive, free scripts, tutorials and many more
    
  • php.martin-jansen.de
    German PHP resource (especially for newbies)
    
  • develnet.org
    Some german tutorials about PHP
    
• French
  • Nexen.net
    Home of PHP French documentation, with comprehensive technical informations
    
  • PHPIndex
    A French gateway to PHP related contents
    
  • PHPInfo
    French site about PHP/MySQL: Links, Tips, Articles, FAQ, Code Downloads, and much more!
    
  • French PHP Webring
    A ring of French PHP Sites
    
  • FAQ of the French PHP newsgroup : fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs.php
    
• Italian
  • Tutorials.it
    An Italian site that provides a variety of developer tutorials, with a small PHP section
    
  • PHPcenter.it
    An Italian-language php site that features a variety of projects, reviews, courses, tutorials and other resources
    
• Dutch
  • Pagina
    A Dutch PHP portal that lists a lot of PHP links, including free hosting
    
• Brazilian
  • PHPBrasil.com
    Brazilian PHP portal with many links and informations
    
• Portuguese
  • Cidadela
    The PHP section of Cidadela provides articles, tutorials, a help forum, and an Application Market.
    
• Swedish
  • phpportalen.net
    A Swedish PHP portal with articles, news, forums and much more
    
• Polish
  • php.spinacz.pl
    The biggest Polish site about programming in PHP -- A phpbuilder.com-like site in Polish.
    

Developers and Job Opportunities

Brian Schaffner has put up a PHP Employment Listing site. PHP developers can post their resumes, and employers can post their job notices.

Other Job Sites with PHP jobs:

• phpcareer.com
• dice.com
• gnujobs.com
• hotjobs.com
• Jobs.com
• Monster.com
• Yahoo! Careers
• Mojolin

For a more exhaustive list of job search sites on the web, take a look at dmoz.org's Job Search listings.

ISPs that support PHP

Looking for an ISP or hosting service that supports PHP? Try one of the following sites:

• www.od-site.com/php
  
• hosts.php.net
  (features a searchable directory and comments from users)