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Hey everyone, after looking around a few forums I've decided this one looks the most reliable as most people get incredible help from other members- so this is why I joined.
To start off I just want to mention that I will me a sophomore at Purdue University studying Business Management and want to be able to create websites on the side. I want to teach myself how to create websites so I don't have to hire people to do it for me, and I feel like it will come in handy in the future.
The only problem is, I have absolutely NO IDEA where to start. Do I go straight into learning PHP? Do I need to know MySQl (and what is it anyway?)?
I'm very familiar with computers so Don't think I'm just a fresh body coming into this. What I am completely new to are the languages out there and programming/web development/whatever else is included.
Where would you guys recommend I start? Any good books/videos i should look at?
Thank you so much in advance,
Scott
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 06:16 PM
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Hey Trickshot829, welcome to CodeCall. Glad you chose this forum to join. :)
I think you should first learn HTML, since you want to do web development. Then move on to CSS and then JavaScript. Once you've learned those you can pick up a server side language such as PHP, ASP, Perl or Ruby.
I think you should first learn HTML, since you want to do web development. Then move on to CSS and then JavaScript. Once you've learned those you can pick up a server side language such as PHP, ASP, Perl or Ruby.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 06:25 PM
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Welcome to CodeCall :)
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 06:27 PM
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thanks for the welcome and the info!
How much HTML & CSS do you suggest I learn before PHP?
To my understanding I thought you could just go straight into learning PHP and from there learn new things. I'm starting to feel like I am wrong :p
How much HTML & CSS do you suggest I learn before PHP?
To my understanding I thought you could just go straight into learning PHP and from there learn new things. I'm starting to feel like I am wrong :p
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 05:13 AM
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Welcome aboard!
Learn enough HTML/CSS to make static websites that look like the things you want. PHP will be creating the HTML/CSS, so you need to know what you're making, first.
MySQL is a database, which you can access from PHP using SQL statements (I know, that probably didn't help). For now, save MySQL for step 4 or 5 in the sequence.
Learn enough HTML/CSS to make static websites that look like the things you want. PHP will be creating the HTML/CSS, so you need to know what you're making, first.
MySQL is a database, which you can access from PHP using SQL statements (I know, that probably didn't help). For now, save MySQL for step 4 or 5 in the sequence.
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 04:50 PM
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many thanks everyone for your advice!
Do you all have favorite books/tutorials you would recommend to invest my time in?
Thanks again!
Do you all have favorite books/tutorials you would recommend to invest my time in?
Thanks again!
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Posted 02 August 2009 - 06:00 PM
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