Learning PHP - is there a php alternative to http://tryruby.org/?

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I've got a friend trying to learn php (they've never used a programming/scripting language before). They have a minimal understanding of html. I've used tryruby.org a little bit once, and I'm hoping there's something similar for php. I learned using books, but I don't want them to have to go through setting up a server on their localhost right now.

Ideas?

PHP can be run from the command line. You dont need a webserver unless you want to display HTML pages. — Gordon
– Gordon, Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 16:14
I've no knowledge of a decent online PHP demo, but for windows packages like XAMPP are trivially easy to set up. — Wrikken
– Wrikken, Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 16:19
Yeah, try the PHP cli. You just run php -a or install phpsh - phpsh.org — Cole
– Cole, Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 16:28

Mark Rushakoff · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-19 16:25:56Z

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They aren't tutorials like TryRuby, but you can use ideone.com or codepad.org to run snippets of PHP and lots of other languages.

answered Jul 19, 2010 at 16:25

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esqew · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-19 16:16:01Z

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Your friend should definitely learn HTML first.

I got started in HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and jQuery from W3Schools.com. Your friend should check it out.

answered Jul 19, 2010 at 16:16

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Gordon Over a year ago

Why should he learn HTML first? You dont need a single piece of HTML if you want to program PHP.

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