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PHP
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DepricatedZero
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What's your background in software development?
There are a number of useful sites I can recommend, but I don't touch PHP often. The reason I ask though is that having knowledge of programming will help a lot. PHP is an almost fully featured programming language, so understanding standard programming concepts like basic design patterns and coding standards will be a big boon.
If you have no background in programming and want to dive in:
http://www.tizag.com/phpT/
If you have a basic understanding of programming and want a jump start for PHP:
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/forum/47-php-tutorials/
If you're a programmer - it reads and writes a lot like Java, just read over the API
http://php.net
There are a number of useful sites I can recommend, but I don't touch PHP often. The reason I ask though is that having knowledge of programming will help a lot. PHP is an almost fully featured programming language, so understanding standard programming concepts like basic design patterns and coding standards will be a big boon.
If you have no background in programming and want to dive in:
http://www.tizag.com/phpT/
If you have a basic understanding of programming and want a jump start for PHP:
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/forum/47-php-tutorials/
If you're a programmer - it reads and writes a lot like Java, just read over the API
http://php.net
DepricatedZero said:
I have a little knowledge of php. This site I'm trying to build has a little php code already in it. I have my html headers and footers separated from the body and use the include function to attach it to the body. Other than that I'm a complete n00b.
DepricatedZero said:
Thank you so much for the links. I will start with the basics and go from there.
DepricatedZero said:
DepricatedZero
New Member
Right on! Not judging, it's just important to know your audience. I don't want to talk over your head, you know? Or toss out suggestions for methods you might not be familiar with.
I don't know what you use to write in, but if you grab a copy of Notepad++ you can get a PHP addon that will add autocomplete features to it for PHP.
I don't know what you use to write in, but if you grab a copy of Notepad++ you can get a PHP addon that will add autocomplete features to it for PHP.
WarK
Active Member
tuxbox said:I have a little knowledge of php. This site I'm trying to build has a little php code already in it. I have my html headers and footers separated from the body and use the include function to attach it to the body. Other than that I'm a complete n00b.
This looks like the beginning of Spaghetti code. Maybe it'd be worth trying to learn an MVC framework or at least use a template engine like Twig
Some PHP frameworks:
Frameworks are nice, they provide you with loads of components but this results in a bigger overhead in learning. It'd definitely be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the MVC design pattern, which is implemented by most of the web frameworks.
On the other hand, if you want to write plugins for a CMS, like Joomla, you'll have to learn the specifics of that give CMS. How to access database or how to render content using components provided by the CMS. (a CMS will still follow MVC pattern)
WarK said:tuxbox said:I have a little knowledge of php. This site I'm trying to build has a little php code already in it. I have my html headers and footers separated from the body and use the include function to attach it to the body. Other than that I'm a complete n00b.
This looks like the beginning of Spaghetti code. Maybe it'd be worth trying to learn an MVC framework or at least use a template engine like Twig
Some PHP frameworks:
Frameworks are nice, they provide you with loads of components but this results in a bigger overhead in learning. It'd definitely be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the MVC design pattern, which is implemented by most of the web frameworks.
On the other hand, if you want to write plugins for a CMS, like Joomla, you'll have to learn the specifics of that give CMS. How to access database or how to render content using components provided by the CMS. (a CMS will still follow MVC pattern)
Thanks WarK, I will check these links out. I really appeciate the help.
