Are the laracasts php tutorials enough to learn php?

I'm learning php and mysql from laracasts and I'm not sure that its comprehensive enough for me to understand php enough so that I can build projects on my own. Even though I'm only on the first part of his php series, the php practitioner, the teacher doesn't explain fundamentals of the language very well and why he programs a certain way. Do the lessons improve later in the series so that I can understand the language more or will he skim through explanations the entire series?

I just want to learn enough php so that I can start building projects which will really help me learn the language. Should I look elsewhere for my goal or will laracasts be enough?

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jlrdw

5 years ago

Level 75

See https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/servers/are-the-laracasts-php-tutorials-enough-to-learn-php-1

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willvincent

5 years ago

Level 54

PHP practitioner is a general intro to php. Obviously it won't cover the full breadth of the language, but the basics of what different variable types are/etc..

The real meat here comes in other series like the laravel from scratch series. But you really need a reasonable familiarity and understanding of the language to really get the most from those other series.

Depending on what you're hoping to build, it's entirely possible that one of the series; laravel from scratch, lets build a forum, etc.. would provide enough info to be able to productively build your own thing, but it's really impossible to say without knowing what you already know, what sort of learner you are, etc.

I, personally, think Jeffrey is one of (if not the) best instructors online.

What do you mean by "only on the first part" -- like, just the first video, or...?

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