From advanced php to c++

[volsion]

Hello,

I'm currently an advanced php developer and Recently I started learning a bit of c++ not using it yet just reading about it. c++ seems like a way more interesting language than php and by the looks of it I shouldn't be hard for me to switch.

I would like to know if any of you guys like me started from a
Dynamic programming language/high-level programming language and could describe to me their experience.

Maybe recommend some advanced tutorials, guides or videos that could help me smoother my transition.

[LB]

I actually started with C++ and then tried to learn Java - the biggest mistake I made was trying to use Java like it was C++. Once I stopped missing the C++ way of doing things and focused on the Java way of doing things, it became much easier.

So my recommendation to you is, forget everything you know from PHP when learning C++. If you try to use C++ as if it were PHP, you will have problems ;)

Also, just as with PHP, stack overflow is a good C++ resource. Some other links:
Online compiler: http://ideone.com
CppReference: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp
C++ book guide and list: http://stackoverflow.com/q/388242

Keep in mind some resources are not updated for C++11, and C++1y is just around the corner. C++ is not dead ;)