[CLUE-Tech] Starting PHP

[Jim Intriglia]

I agree - PHP is going to be as hot as Cold Fusion is in the Proprietary 
commercial web development world. (PHP has been in use over at Clear Channel 
Communications - KOA/KTLK) for over a year.)

I just invested in the book Beginning PHP4:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861003730/jimintrigliacom/002-2956768-2456847

So far, so good.

-JimI.


>From: Grant Johnson <grant at amadensor.com>
>Reply-To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
>To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
>Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Starting PHP
>Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 21:27:17 -0700
>
>Richard Knechtel wrote:
> >
> > I am currently doing ASP development at work. I read an article in the
> > current Linux Journal how PHP is really taking off. I figured that if I 
>can
> > lean ASP, PHP shouldn't be to difficult.  I was wondering if anyone that 
>is
> > working with PHP can point me to a good PHP tutorial or a good book on
> > learning PHP or any good PHP resources.
> >
> > Thanks much!
>PHP is taking off.  PHP as an Apache module outnumbers all NT/IIS
>installs whether they are using ASP or not.  As a comparison:  PHP is
>object oriented, if you want to, but it does not force you into and OO
>API where it does not make sense.  It also does not use so mant
>enumerated constants, and those it uses always work.  It is a bit more
>predictable, and does not give random partial results under heavy load.
>Generally, it is simpler, more powerful, more versatile, and faster.
>
>The only downside is that if you have a heavy investment in using
>objects linked in from MS Office or something, it is not going to do
>those things, but why you would be doping that server side on a web
>server, I have no idea.
>
>As for learning it, there is a tutorial at http://www.php.net/manual
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