| PHP programming I need help and i know little about programming?

PHP programming I need help and i know little about programming?

Jordan asked the question:


I am new to programming all together. i know minimal HTML but i have an uncle who works for the Obama web site and he recommended I take up php instead of c and c++. Where should I start? Is there another language i should start with or should i get better at html?
I should mention that I was leaning towards C languages for the possibility of working with tmore stand alone programs. But my uncle pointed me towards web design which would probably be a whole lot more enjoyable (at least to me) And now I am curious about the aforementioned PHP as far as what to know before takng classes for PHP itself. Any prerequisite type stuff? all great answers so ar… very helpful thanks and please if anyone can lend a minute share your insight.
- jordanlaf

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2 Responses to “PHP programming I need help and i know little about programming?”

  1. Wolf_22 on May 3rd, 2008 9:29 pm

    Depends on where you want to go with web design…

    If you want to have a flexible career and be on the more entertaining side of life, then stick with PHP / MySQL. If you want more “stability”–insurance, benefits, etc.–then you will want to learn those other languages like C#, JAVA, etc., because the bigger shops use these technologies more so than PHP and the like.

    …You can learn the (X)HTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.0 stuff any day of the week as this is not nearly as complicated as the aforementioned.

    In the end, however, it truly matters not for the hammer is only as good as the carpenter who wields it.

  2. oneequalszero on May 5th, 2008 8:10 am

    if you’re looking to get into web stuff, c and c++ certainly aren’t your best bet. php is good (and very easy to use), java and ruby on rails are both good (though less easy) for more ‘enterprise level’ development. and of course, you’ll need html, css, and javascript know-how if you wanna do any web design (front end).

    suggested order: html, css, javascript, php, ruby/java/c#/whatever