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Getting Started: PHP

Interested in building database-driven Web applications quickly and easily using the PHP scripting language? Get started here with information about PHP coding generally and the Oracle+PHP combination specifically.
Step 1 Learn "What can PHP do?" (from the PHP Manual)
Step 2 Get an introduction to PHP from its creator, Rasmus Lerdorf
Step 3 Learn PHP coding basics (from Zend.com)
Step 4 Learn PHP/Web programming basics from O'Reilly's PHP Cookbook (PDF)
Step 5 Learn fundamentals of OCI8, the Oracle Database extension for PHP (from the PHP Manual)
Step 6 Download Zend Core for Oracle, a supported, preconfigured PHP environment
Step 7 Download Oracle Database 10g Express Edition, a free starter database for PHP development

Next Steps
Explore more of the PHP Manual
Read Oracle+PHP HowTo's for common Web programming tasks
Learn best practices for Oracle+PHP deployment
Read the PHP Developer Guide for Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (PDF)
Explore more content at the PHP Developer Center
 

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