PHP, AJAX, etc.
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- risslestomp
hi. I am looking to expand my web skills beyond the basic HTML world. What do you think is the best direction to focus in?
- acescence0
that would depend on your goal. do you want to learn how to build fast dynamic sites solo, or do you want to learn skills that will integrate into a team environment?
- myobie0
you best bet is to find a problem you want to solve
then learn the skills needed to solve that problem
- risslestomp0
That is a good point. What would be the important skills for solo vs. a team?
- acescence0
if you're a one man show, php and mysql.
python, perl, and java are more involved, but are more "enterprise class"
- nocomply0
does your "basic HTML" also include some CSS? If not, may want to start there.
if you do get into PHP/mySQL and try out CMS packages like wordpress or drupal it would be nice to know how to create your own styles.
- Mick0
Even though I wouldn't recommend it's good code to study, look into some dreamweaver php/mysql tutorials. It will give you an understanding of how they all link together and understand the relationship between php/mysql. DW Has functions to repeat rows of data, echo dynamic text, etc. Once that clicks, throw all that code away and learn best practices ;)
- Mick0
As in stuff like this:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/drea…
- ldww0
i would suggest php before ajax. and agree css above all.
- risslestomp0
Yes I do know some basic CSS. I keep seeing all this hype about AJAX and Ruby on Rails and whatnot....It's overwhelming to know what to focus on!
- cosmo0
start with php, learn javascript and then move on to mysql. Don't try to grasp everything at once, it gets you no where.
- joyride0
how about some serious actionscript... it's a good step towards php. And can involve xml, php, databases ++
- cosmo0
joyride how do you connect to php? I have been working with AS (not an expert)and php lately, everything works fine. But I am convinced there is a better method out there. I am using LoadVars() to send and receive variables to/from php. any suggestions or advice?
- acescence0
^ link was for cosmo
- joyride0
cosmo,
sendAndLoad is what I usually use. send it to the php and get an xmlObject back and parse the data.
LoadVars() is actually a good way if you want to Post the request to the server, it's more secure then sendAndLoad but most flash apps are not sending crucial data.
- cosmo0
acescence i was reading about amfphp couple of weeks ago. Didn't really get to play around with it yet.
- cosmo0
thanks joyride. at least I am not headed the wrong direction in that case.