Need guidelines to start learning PHP.

Fundamentals, fundamentals and fundamentals.

Laravel might be a bit overwhelming if you're new to web dev. But take it slow, learn php and php functions. Build a lot of throw away apps. Each time make it better and more complexity (features). With out having a solid basic understanding of php you'll never really understand how things work.

But I believe learning laravels basics and php can go in hand but like I mentioned take the time to learn the how and why.

@jekinney Thanks my friend.

Yes, I would like PHP and strong my foundation but here I see just one PHP Fundamentals course, I'm new there so don't know much about this.

Could you give me more links about PHP fundamentals so I could learn and move forward to next step?

:)

Jeffrey has done this amazing series for complete beginners:

https://laracasts.com/series/php-for-beginners

You can read this book as well:

https://www.amazon.com/Programming-PHP-Creating-Dynamic-Pages/dp/1449392776/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488708841&sr=8-1&keywords=programming+php

Once you have a strong knowledge on the basics and the language structures then you can start learning Laravel.

@JeffreyWay has done us all a tremendous service with these tuts ( heck, even back when he was with that other company ). Watch the video. Watch again. Slow it down and code step by step. Write down unfamiliar terms. Watch again.

At this point, I advise this: DO NOT blindly copy and paste functions / code you find on the Internet because so much of it is secure and outdated.

Build a practical solution for yourself from the ground up. Share it via github. Learn best practices as you go.

See also http://www.phptherightway.com/