lexijensjacejack Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I have been coding for past 2 month with php , like login script ect. I wana know how and what must one do to become better at php , in order to get into job market for example. What books or videos do you recommend? im using mysqli as a beginner of course. but many times i feel so lost with php when i get an error. HOW to avoid this? How can i understand this language better? How do you before you code, draw out ur plans on what u going to do for the project and how u will structure if ps i dont know a super lot about php jargon thanks guy would like to know erveryones thoughts Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288910-how-does-one-become-great-at-php-and-mysql/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 You can find some good books in this thread: http://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/2307-good-programming-and-web-design-books/?p=11836 You might also want to read: http://www.phptherightway.com/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288910-how-does-one-become-great-at-php-and-mysql/#findComment-1481558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansego Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Start reading: http://www.php-fig.org/ https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-1-basic-coding-standard.md http://www.phptherightway.com/ https://getcomposer.org/ http://www.php.net/ Edited June 1, 2014 by Ansego Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288910-how-does-one-become-great-at-php-and-mysql/#findComment-1481569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidannis Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) I like to mock up pages in a word processor, describe what they'll do, lay out the database in phpMyAdmin or even excel, then start coding. I look for things I am already doing that can be done better with automation. So far I have done business valuations (which I do for work), Japanese learning (for fun), and SEO tracking (for both). I also volunteer to code for non-profits which brings interesting projects. I'm not great, but I code well enough to get things done. The ability to get things written is a better starting goal IMHO. Edited June 1, 2014 by davidannis Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288910-how-does-one-become-great-at-php-and-mysql/#findComment-1481572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 You've just got to keep going at it.. If you see something you don't understand, research it until you can make sense of it. Think of difference PHP classes / functions that you can create, and then keep trying to improve that class / function until it's solid and super fast. Once I understood the basics of PHP I moved onto learning object orientated PHP and grasped the concept of that. I was then able to study the methods used in popular PHP software packages, such as MVC-frameworks and forums to learn more about them. Just keep coding! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288910-how-does-one-become-great-at-php-and-mysql/#findComment-1481603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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