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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:23 pm
by cordie
Hi All!

I am new to PHP - I was scripting asp for about 5 years then moved on to front end stuff - CSS, usability, accessibility etc. Now I'm starting up on .net at work and messing with PHP at home.

I'm hopeless at knowing the right names for things, so bear with me as I learn!

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:29 am
by GM
Hi all,

I'm GM, from the UK but currently living and working in Italy.

I'm fairly new to PHP - just messing about at home, trying to create myself a website. I work as a SAP specialist, dealing with the Sales and Distribution module, and I also manage a large Oracle database that interfaces with SAP, connected to a web front end (all ASP).

At home, I'm using PHP 5.05 over a mySQL database, Apache Webserver and Windows XP.

Got a few questions I'd like to ask, mainly about best practices, which is why I joined.

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:53 am
by Cinder
Hi,

I've been programming for about 4 years. I've been programming alot of different languages. Among them: GML (gamemaker language = where I started), HTML/DHTML/XHTML, PHP, C++, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, XML, MySQL... (been programming some others too, but not for so long that they count)

I've recently got more into AJAX which I think, combined with PHP, CSS, JS and (X)HTML of course, is the most exciting to program. I find the newest technologies, such as live.com, local.live.com, gmail, webbased msn messanger etc. very inspiring. Looking forward to, hopefully, meet some new friends with the same interests at the forums.

Cinder

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:17 pm
by Burrito
Hi everyone, I'm burrito!

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:18 pm
by hawleyjr
Burrito wrote:Hi everyone, I'm burrito!
Prove it!!!

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:22 pm
by Burrito
hawleyjr wrote:Prove it!!!

Code: Select all

if(strtolower($this->me) != 'burrito')
{
  $this->me = $chump = 'hawleyjr';
  die("beef, beans and cheese don't work for hawley");
}

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:13 pm
by kenji mapes
Nice one burrito.

Sup, everyone. I have been programming for about 2 years: HTML/DHTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, MySQL, and more recently PHp. Learning VB in school with C++ forthcoming..........

Just glad to be here and part of this forum.

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:16 am
by Lurien
Hello!
I am a newbie who want's to learn how to programe.
I am 18 years old and eager to learn, but sadly, there is nowhere to be teached in my town.
My programing experience is a complete zero, but I know the basis of pascal and HTML (plus, ain't all HTML a huge basis?).
What's worse is that I cannot even make php work in my pc due to not knowing how to install apache and all the other stuff.
Well, that's about it :D

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 7:17 am
by hawleyjr
Lurien wrote:Hello!
I am a newbie who want's to learn how to programe.
I am 18 years old and eager to learn, but sadly, there is nowhere to be teached in my town.
My programing experience is a complete zero, but I know the basis of pascal and HTML (plus, ain't all HTML a huge basis?).
What's worse is that I cannot even make php work in my pc due to not knowing how to install apache and all the other stuff.
Well, that's about it :D
Hey Lurien welcome to the forum. Check out xammp it's a great way to start :)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 8:03 pm
by Mortat
Hey all! Thought I'd be social and introduce myself :) First off, I'm Dutch, 19 years and currently studying IT at the most demotivating school ever (random teacher quote: "I should learn you guys flash actions scripts, but I'm not good at them, so I will just learn you how to make a bouncy ball")

I do HTML since for years and am now learning PHP at school since 2 year (but with a very lameass teacher, another quote: "How should I know? Go look at php.net!") I make very stupid mistakes sometimes, so that's why I am here I guess :) I use dreamweaver because I just hate the syntax colors in textpad, but if I ever manage to edit those I am gonna marry that program. I seem to be pretty ok at graphics compared to the other computernerds in my class and am aiming for my own webdesign buisness laten when I am "all grown up".

That's all I guess, time to check if my cry for help has already been answered!
Kim.

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:36 pm
by KalvinB
Hello. I've been programming since I was about 8. I'm currently working as a PHP/mySQL developer for a local company. My main site, http://www.icarusindie.com has been in development for over 6 years. When I started it I hadn't yet discovered PHP. My current big project is http://www.freeringtoneheaven.com which is all PHP/mySQL based. I used to run several large sites on my home server until the harddrive crashed about two months ago. It just runs a wikipedia mirror now.

Over the years I've mainly worked on game projects using C++/OpenGL/DirectX/Winsock. I've done a few on-line multiplayer games. Now I focus more on developing web-sites.

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:35 pm
by themurph
Hi.

I've been lurking and posting around here for a few weeks now. Thought
I would introduce myself.

My name is Chris.. I'm 32 and hail from Jackson, MS (and YES I have indoor plumbing!)

I've been developing with PHP and Mysql heavily now for about 4 years.
All self-taught, no formal training. Google is my best friend and resource
(and now, DevNetwork :) )

I just started my own "software as a service" web-based business back in
January, and have really been hitting the code hard since that time. It is
basically a CRM/SFA system for Car Dealerships that I built from scratch.
I have probably learned more about php and mysql in the last 5 months
than I did all the years prior. (out of raw necessity, heh).

No GUIs for me (yet).. just ultraedit.

Big big big fan of Open Source and Linux, though I still use Windows for
development.

I am still trying to fight my way out of "functional programming" mode (not that
there's anything wrong with that) and into the whole "object oriented" scene,
and making baby-step progress each day.

I love learning new things in php, most recently I have had to toy around with
WSDL and the whole SOAP thing.. which has really been interesting. I've Also
been playing with PEAR a good bit.

Anywho.. Hi!

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:18 am
by TheMoose
Hiyo, I'm TheMoose, aka Joe. Just found DevNet a few days ago (although I just registered yesterday, finally) after I decided to start my first real project using OOP for PHP.

I've been programming for a little over 8 years, dabbling in many different things. It started with just plain HTML, then I started moving on to bigger and better things, like Javascript :D, then PHP, then C++. I saw how websites worked with dynamic content, and decided that I wanted to make some too. Lately I've been playing a lot with .NET stuff, mostly using VB (unfortunately I have to use it for work). The only language I didn't teach myself was C++, as I took a year class in high school for that. That's when I learned the joys of OOP and the real meat of what programming is about.

I've never really built anything large scale using PHP, though I worked for an IGN-style video game site in 2002-2004 doing some CMS work. It was mostly adding different features, never building a complete system.

Currently working on a secret project that no one is to know about. It involves OOP php, AJAX, and a forum. Bah, I've said too much already.

Main studio is using EditPlus, which is basically just for syntax highlighting, I don't need any fancy features (though the built in regex search/replace is pretty helpful for debugging regex's).

Anyways, I'm already enjoying my stay :)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:30 pm
by Flamie
I never properly introduced myself... so here goes!
My name is Marc, I'm 20 years old.
I started programming when I was 16 and fell in love with it since my very first Hello World! program in C++.
I graduated from highschool and did 1 year of computer science in University of Montreal, then I god a job at Nintendo of America in Redmond WA as a programmer where I worked for 2 years, but I didnt have a degree since I stopped university to work. So 3 weeks ago I resigned from NOA and moved here to washington DC and am currently finishing my degree in computer science!
I got started on a little PHP 2 years ago as a very good friend of mine told me how awesome it was (if you look thru my profile you can probably see me struggling with some basic errors and asking for help here a little over 2 years ago), I program PHP mostly in my free time and I think its a great language!
I love going out, playing baskteball, swimming skiing. Sushi is by far my favorite food :D I also love to travel, I've lived in multiple countries all over the world and plan to keep doing so for a while :)

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:02 am
by sourcebay
hi PHPeople,
i just popped in this forum. i'm an italian PHP developer and i'm working as project manager in turin, Italy.
I am here because I Hope being useful for someone and hope finding some help as well.
So I look forward your requests.
do not hesitate to contact for any advice.
cheers,
Andrew