Opinions on using CI to teach a PHP 'newb'

[eluser]Michael Wales[/eluser]
Yeah, I think the basic syntax level stuff definitely needs to be completed first - but that should take no more than one day.

When I was first learning I created a small cheat-sheet card, laminated it, and taped it to the end of my monitor. Anytime I forgot the syntax on something, I could just glance over at it rather than hitting the php.net documentation.

Also, php.net documentation is a must! After you teach them syntax, teach them how to use the documentation. Give them a few small issues (I need to reverse an array, I need to convert a MySQL DATE field to a Unix timestamp + 3 hours) and have them go find the functions to do it. Whether they get the code right or not - you simply have to understand how to use the php.net documentation.

Then you can get to CI.