New to codeigniter and php

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I am new to codeigniter and php, should i practice php on plain editor or on codeigniter. I want to use plain editor php code with mvc is it possible?

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1st step = learn all main PHP syntax rules and control structures
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-str....intro.php

2nd step = read about common php functions and libs, here you can find all you need:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php

3rd step = learn about OOP PHP coding (object oriented progr.)
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php

4th step = learn some Codeignter..
http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/ - manual and try to find some easy CI lessons.

You should move threw those steps and after some time of practice you will learn it