TylerL Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 So, I've been trying to get into PHP and programming in general but I can't seem to do it. I'm an avid reader, an avid programmer who has XHTML, HTMl, XML, CSS and PHP under my belt but a lot of the things don't really make sense to me. Like the news posts on this site, stating something like a new Zend Framework has been released, what does all this mean? What does it have to do with things like programming php, etc.Keep in mind Im a newb to the community, not to programming in general :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooker Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Theyre usualy extensions to PHP, you should click through and read up on them or browse around the forum to find out what they are/what they do :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickning1 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I don't really know what the Zend framework is either, but I'm an excellent PHP programmer. :) I do have a faint idea though. Zend is the base engine upon which PHP is built, it's sort of a sub-project, like the kernel of an OS. It provides a lot of common functions and a general framework for the people who write the PHP engine. You don't really need to worry about it when writing PHP scripts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerL Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Well what's the purpose of knowing about most of them, or any of them for that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanthree Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 In software development, a Framework is a defined support structure in which another software project can be organized and developed. Typically, a framework may include support programs, code libraries and a scripting language amongst other software to help develop and glue together the different components of your project.The main idea on frameworks is, that there is an almost ready to go application, which you can use and expand for your own demands. frameworks work in the way: "don't call us, we call you", means, you develop extensions and additional functionality, which will be used by the framework. Other notable PHP frameworks are:BlueshoesSeagullPradoCakePHPMojaviAjax ACNote the Zend framework is NOT the same as the Zend Scripting Engine which is the php processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmedic03 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Additionally, you are a PHP scripter not a programmer. PHP is not a programming language it is a scripting language. Programs are compiled and scripts are not compiled and require an interpreter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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