pinkonomy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Hi, I would like to become a php expert. How to achieve this? I have already read 2-3 books but I don't feel like knowing php. How to sharpen my skills? Thanks for your answers Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/237068-how-to-become-an-php-expert/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis730 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 The best way is to make stuff, do a forum or make a program, something to keep challenging your skills, maybe learn better and more efficient ways to code Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/237068-how-to-become-an-php-expert/#findComment-1218514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyster Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 set urself a project to work on. find a site u like n try to emulate it. i do part of my company's intranet site so i do some intrestin stuff using mysql. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/237068-how-to-become-an-php-expert/#findComment-1218516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadion Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Expert is big stuff, so my advice is to stay away from it for a while - unless you have good general programming knowledge and been on PHP for a few years. Anyway, this is a subject where's there's lots to learn, be it PHP-related or not, so using the term "expert" is very subjective. The best way would be telling an experience, so I'm telling mine [hopefully] briefly. I did start PHP with an absolute beginner's book (can't remember the title) and that set me in for the basic principles. Then I started working on a few small projects just to test what I did learn. In the meantime I was active in this forum and I have to say it: it has helped me more than any book. I tried to help people by researching myself, read other's opinions and also asked questions when there was no way I could find an answer. When I felt confident enough, I started reading more advanced topics about objects, patterns, performance, the environment, etc, and tried writing more logical and modular code. As I said previously, there's a lot going on so you better start exploring it right now. By the way, I started PHP by 2007 and have been working full-time (employed and from 1 and 1/2 years freelance) as a web designer and developer. It helps a lot being in the "field". Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/237068-how-to-become-an-php-expert/#findComment-1218540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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