Learning PHP (for developer with Perl background)
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 11:38 am
Hi,
It looks like I'm going to switch from Perl to PHP for a couple of upcoming projects. So I have to learn PHP rather quickly
. I guess learning PHP syntax should be no brainer and should not take too much time but libraries are everything. To be the most effective one should know tools.
So I have a couple questions on commonly used PHP libraries:
It looks like I'm going to switch from Perl to PHP for a couple of upcoming projects. So I have to learn PHP rather quickly
So I have a couple questions on commonly used PHP libraries:
- Database interface. Is there any standart or semi-standart libraries for database access like Perl's DBI?
- Templating. Is there anything like Perl's HTML::Template and similar templating modules?
- Is there any libraries for OO persistance similar to Perl's modules described at http://poop.sourceforge.net/?
- How does people test PHP code? Is there any testing frameworks for PHP like Perl's Test::Harness, Test::More and friends?
- Anything else you think PHP newbie like me should know?
- Can anybody point me to online docs related to secure programming practices for web programs specific to PHP.
- What PHP community web sites are worth to visit in order to learn more?