Codecademy's interactive, free PHP track teaches PHP basics through in-browser exercises. It is part of the provider's web development offerings.

Commenters point to it as a free, interactive way to learn PHP basics, and one suggests doing it before a longer PHP and MySQL course.

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1. Recommendssslimeer/learnprogramming2015in “PHP or Phyton?”▲ 2

   Maybe check out Codecademy? It's free and has a PHP and Python course.

2. Recommendsphailmorer/learnprogramming2014in “Learning PROPER PHP”▲ 1

   Hi there, Codecademy and Team Treehouse both offer excellent courses on PHP, although personally I'd recommend Codecademy simply because it's interactive and free. It sounds like you already have a bit of experience in writing PHP, but if your code is 'ugly' it may be worth starting with the…

3. Recommendsdiabetesjonesr/webdev2014in “Existing user login framework vs creating your own. Which would you suggest?”▲ 1

   im doing this right now using lynda.com's "PHP and MySQL Essentials" course, which takes you through the entire construction of a CMS, including the most basic PHP and MYSQL functions. honestly the teacher isnt fantastic but he gives you a lot of great ideas and a lot more than a login system. you…

4. RecommendsNS_Blaker/learnprogramming2013in “High school teacher here...Need to teach coding. Looking for some help. Thanks!”▲ 13

   Go to Codecademy. Enroll everyone in the class to whatever language you want [basic web development might be a fun direction to go, they can all create a website for the final project]. You should go through the course on your own first to make sure you understand it all, but I think it would be…

5. RecommendsYuleTideCamelr/learnprogramming2013in “I need to learn [PHP] for a job, what would be the fastest way to learn it for some one that knows java?”▲ 1

   Build something you've already done in java, that way you already have an idea of what to build and you can compare and contrast the syntax and techniques. Also do this Course http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php

6. Mentions_qdcr/webdev2017in “I know some HTML, CSS, and PHP syntax and stuff. How do I start building real websites that follow best practices?”

   You don't *need* any of that stuff to build the website you linked. You could create an identical clone in pure HTML/CSS and no one could tell the difference. If you want to build it as a dynamic website, you only need basic PHP and a CMS of choice. You could look into Grav or Kirby. Both are…

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