I want to get better with PHP. I just installed it on my computer. I use Windows XP Home. Are there any good books and websites for absolute beginners?
PHP is a scripting language. C is a programming language. A complex and abstract one. Of course, there are a lot of common concepts so learning PHP will help you understand C better than learning it from scratch, but depending on your needs you will have to explore new stuff either way you want to go (C/PHP/etc).
Yeah...right now I am focused on PHP. I have some quick questions.
1. To program in PHP on my computer (I use windows and installed PHP 5.2.5) do I need a web server installed to write and/or test my PHP code to see if it works?
If you use an IDE, you do not need an Webserver to test PHP Scripts, but I'd recommend it though. You could use xampp or some other out of the box webserver kit for testing.