I'm looking to start learning how to effectively use Drupal and PHP, and I'm trying to gather advice and resources before I start to help out with the project. I'm hoping to find some free resources to get started, but I'm aware that's not necessarily going to be feasible. Any advice or information, or links, would be greatly appreciated.

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