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which php tool should i use?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:45 pm
by bangla123
Hi,
I want to develop web site. Can you please provide me few php tools that i can pick and choose?
Thanks.
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:58 pm
by Christopher
Are you looking for tools like editors? Or tools like libraries? Or both?
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:21 pm
by bangla123
I am simply looking to develop php web page. I am not even sure what i need. I am starting level 0. Looking for suggestion. Simply wondering what i need to develop web page.
Thanks.
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:46 pm
by Jonah Bron
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:04 pm
by greyhoundcode
Woop woop

Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:30 pm
by califdon
bangla123 wrote:I am simply looking to develop php web page. I am not even sure what i need. I am starting level 0. Looking for suggestion. Simply wondering what i need to develop web page.
Thanks.
It's a little difficult to know just what you are seeking. As Jonah said, you need a web server with PHP installed and, no doubt, a database server, but if you have all these up and running and are asking about additional "PHP tools", my answer would be that you don't really NEED any other tools, and if you are just starting, I wouldn't even recommend that you use any until you have learned the basics. I developed dozens and dozens of live web sites without using any additional software, such as "frameworks" like Zend, CodeIgniter, Cake or Drupal, etc. Those can be added to your "arsenal" later when you begin working with other developers on really large, complex projects--I'd say about 5 years down the road. Also, as Christopher said, you will surely want a helpful code editor. I prefer a rather simple one over a complex one, and my current favorite is PSPad, which includes a handy FTP client.
The point here is that if you are just beginning your entry into dynamic web page construction, you need to focus your attention on learning PHP, not on multiple new syntaxes and processes. IMHO.
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:32 pm
by Jonah Bron
Agreed, it's best to start with the basics. But if nothing else, you MUST have syntax highlighting. It will help you catch 70% of syntax errors before testing anything.
Re: which php tool should i use?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:43 pm
by califdon
Jonah Bron wrote:Agreed, it's best to start with the basics. But if nothing else, you MUST have syntax highlighting. It will help you catch 70% of syntax errors before testing anything.
Gee, mine only catches 65%, I must be doing something wrong! LOL