Documentation
A good place to start is by skimming through the ever-growing list of frequently asked questions (with answers, of course). Then have a look at the rest of the online manual and other resources in the documentation section.
Books
Books are convenient resources to begin exploring PHP. The titles listed here will help you to start learning PHP, as well as extending your existing knowledge.
Mailing Lists
There are a number of mailing lists devoted to talking about PHP and related projects. This list describes them all, has links to searchable archives for all of the lists, and explains how to subscribe to the lists.
Newsgroups
The PHP language newsgroup is comp.lang.php, available on any news server around the globe. In addition to this many of our mailing lists are also reflected onto the news server at . The server also has a read only web interface at .
Mailing list messages are transfered to newsgroup posts and newsgroup posts are sent to the mailing lists. Please note that these newsgroups are only available on this server.
User Groups
Christopher R. Moewes-Bystrom is running a PHP user group registry at . There's also a list of user groups in Germany, as well as news from them, and link to other countries user groups at . is another great opportunity to get together.
Events & Training
A list of upcoming events (such as user group meetings and PHP training sessions) is included in the right-hand column of the front page, and on the event calendar page. If you want to list an upcoming event, just fill out the form .
Sample Code
Looking for some more sample PHP scripts? Our links page lists some archives of sample PHP code - great places to find many example scripts and useful functions, organized for your searching pleasure!
Knowledge Base
The knowledge base is a growing collection of PHP related information in a searchable question and answer format. Anyone can contribute, and everyone is encouraged to do so. You can visit the Knowledge Base at .
Instant Resource Center
Otherwise known as IRC or Internet Relay Chat. Here you can usually find experienced PHP people sitting around doing nothing on the #php and/or #phphelp channels. Note that there is no single official IRC channel. Check or any other major network (, , , and ).
PHP.net webmasters
If you have a problem or suggestion in connection with the PHP.net website or mirror sites, please contact the webmasters. If you have problems setting up PHP or using some functionality, please ask your question on a support channel detailed above, the webmasters will not answer any such questions.