Should I learn PHP (5/6?), MySql, & Javascript this way...?
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:50 am
I'll get round to my PHP (Do I learn 5 or 6?) question in moment.
With a view to designing and running an ecommerce site, I've learned the basics of xhtml & css (I think) from reading http://www.w3schools.com/ and reading this Web Standards Solutions book. I plan to read a more advanced css book in the future (recommendations welcome!) but I want to learn some programming first... javascript and php.
I read something about these script libraries, jquery and so on, but wanted to give myself a proper grounding in the subject, so I've started to read this. It arrived yesterday and I managed one chapter last night... boolean this, array that, strings, null, something, something. I like it but God it's going to be tough.
This morning my php/mysql book arrived, which is why I've joined up here. "Fourth Edition", "Latest Update: July 2009" Lovely stuff, can't go wrong you would think. But here's the thing, "Install PHP 5 & MySQL 5 on Windows, Linux, Mac"
There are PHP 6 books that are 20 months old; yet there are also updated editions of other titles yet to be released that are "Updated for PHP 5". As I said, mine is a PHP 5 from July 09 - flicking through the intro, I think this is going to teach 5.2. Here it is. Should I read it? or do I need to be getting on board with php 6? I don't want to learn to cycle on a rusty pennyfarthing just as everyone is dismounting and jumping into the back of limousines full of bunny girls.
Thanks
With a view to designing and running an ecommerce site, I've learned the basics of xhtml & css (I think) from reading http://www.w3schools.com/ and reading this Web Standards Solutions book. I plan to read a more advanced css book in the future (recommendations welcome!) but I want to learn some programming first... javascript and php.
I read something about these script libraries, jquery and so on, but wanted to give myself a proper grounding in the subject, so I've started to read this. It arrived yesterday and I managed one chapter last night... boolean this, array that, strings, null, something, something. I like it but God it's going to be tough.
This morning my php/mysql book arrived, which is why I've joined up here. "Fourth Edition", "Latest Update: July 2009" Lovely stuff, can't go wrong you would think. But here's the thing, "Install PHP 5 & MySQL 5 on Windows, Linux, Mac"
There are PHP 6 books that are 20 months old; yet there are also updated editions of other titles yet to be released that are "Updated for PHP 5". As I said, mine is a PHP 5 from July 09 - flicking through the intro, I think this is going to teach 5.2. Here it is. Should I read it? or do I need to be getting on board with php 6? I don't want to learn to cycle on a rusty pennyfarthing just as everyone is dismounting and jumping into the back of limousines full of bunny girls.
Thanks