6 replies to this topic

[kinwald]

Hi,

I have never done html or php and wanted to know where to start? Can I jump in to php and learn it or should I start with html? I have some experience with dreamweaver but never edited any real web code. I started learning c# but wanna switch to web stuff.

thanks,

[sdavis2702]

Yes... definitely. Especially since PHP is used along side HTML. Plus you need to be able to do the basics before getting into PHP. HTML is easy to learn though. Just make sure you learn from the right sources and not outdated ones. I would also suggest peeking at CSS and Javascript. The four of those together will do you right.

[zeroradius]

I agree with the other two you should learn html (and probably CSS) before PHP w3schools.com is a great resource that most people use when starting out

[Greelmo]

I think it's also important to note that HTML and PHP, while used in concert to develop web applications, are entirely different. HTML is a Markup Language and a derivative of SGML.

HTML is processed by each user's browser and displayed.

PHP, on the other hand, is a scripting language. It is object oriented and run exclusively on the server. Therefore, it will behave the same way for each call of the script on the server.

HTML is used to create basic content such as tables, links, paragraphs, images, etc.

PHP is used to access databases, transfer data from one page to another, read and write files, etc.

If you have learned C#, you should be familiar with basic scripting. Neither language is terribly difficult to dive into.

Good luck!

[GregGeig]

better learn the basics bro

[kinwald]

Thanks for the responses. I am learn html now.