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PHP in a Nutshell
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PHP in a Nutshell

by Paul Hudson
October 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
372 pages
11h 35m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Getting Help

If you have tried debugging and failed, don't fret—there are still support options where you might find your solution.

The Documentation

The first place to check should always be the PHP documentation , available online from http://www.php.net/manual. The manual contains documentation on all PHP functions, as well as various usage examples, and also user comments. Very often it's the user comments that are most helpful, because people recount problems they've experienced in the past and how they got around them. The PHP manual is an excellent resource that should help you deepen your understanding of all aspects of the language.

Mailing Lists

There are several mailing lists that focus specifically on PHP, the most popular of which are hosted by the PHP web site itself. Visit http://www.php.net/mailing-lists.php to see a list of possibilities. You will most likely want the general mailing list, as it includes hundreds of questions and answers being sent each day.

Before you post:

  • Read the list for a while to get a flavor of how to ask questions and to make sure the list covers the right area for your question.

  • Make sure you have HTML mail disabled in your email client; only plain-text emails are accepted.

  • Never attach files to your email.

  • If you are having a problem, give a code example showing the problem in the simplest way. It helps people more if you say what you expected to get as output, what you did get, as well as other information such as what version of PHP you ...

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