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jazee
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Best PHP Guide for a Perl Programmer?

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I'm a seasoned Perl Programmer and, after much readin, have finally started to develop all my websites from here on out in PHP for efficiency sake and because I can subcontract maintenance on existing sites easier if they are in PHP. (Of course the client can also find a new developer easier if I code in PHP instead of Perl too. :(

Anyway, I've be scouring the web for PHP Guides written for Perl Programmers. The only one I've been able to find is at http://www.phpphanatic.com It provides a good overview of what a Perl Programmer has to know is different about the PHP syntax and command structure. It is pretty bare bones though. My bookshelf also has no PHP books.

I really appreciate it if someone can point to any other PHP Guides written in the context of developers moving from Perl to PHP, and/or a recommendation on the best book to buy.

Thanks in advance!
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Post by m3mn0n »

I recommend looking at the world of PHP as something completely new instead of something that is some what similar to something you already know and all you need to know is the differences.

A few Perl gurus I know who tell programmers new to php that all the time. ;)
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Post by jazee »

That's a pretty ambiguous statement. What is your specific reason(s) for saying that? (Other than someone else said it)

The syntax and many of the functions are identical. I am looking at it as something new. But it is akin to knowing Spanish and wanting to learn French. In many instances all you need to know is some differences in the conventions and you can easily take your Spanish knowledge and fluently speak French very quickly.

There's got to be some Perl programmers on this board that can recommend an online document or book about PHP that was targeted at an audience already fluent in Perl or Java or C. Not that I think the learning curve of PHP is that high (pretty much everyone and their Mom is a PHP programmer these days because it is so easy). It's just I'm always looking for the quickest most efficient route to accomplish any task.

Like I said, check out http://www.phpphanatic.com and you'll see what I mean. It could be pretty interesting for a PHP programmer who never learned Perl. A lot of that information on there is critical and already has saved me hours of reading and trial and error.
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Post by JayBird »

heres a nice little site.

http://www.rahji.com/perlphp.php3

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Post by jazee »

I should clarify the URL to go to is http://phpphanatic.com/tutorials/php4perl/

I think this site is under construction since there are a lot of broken links if you go to the home page.


Thanks for the other site!
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