My guess is that you then already know HTML and CSS. These are both very easy to learn compared to PHP. Where these take months. PHP will take years. You'll also need to learn SQL and database setup. I've been using PHP for years and I still struggle with it sometimes. Although if you already know javascript then it will be much easier to learn as they are the Spanish and portuguese of spoken languages.

Originally Posted by Physicsguy

Yet still, I haven't gone further to learn another, more desirable language like Perl.

Really, you think Perl is "more desirable"? Perl seems like it's a total mess to me. If you want to learn a clean, nice language, try Python. I've been using it for about a year, and I love it.

I remember my first experience with PHP way back in 2001. Despite my questionable pedigree in ASP and Visual Basic, browsing an alphabetical PHP function list was enough to scare me away for years. Somehow, perusing the above list, I don't think things have improved a whole lot since then.

I know EXACTLY what he means!

Originally Posted by wayfarer07

Really, you think Perl is "more desirable"? Perl seems like it's a total mess to me. If you want to learn a clean, nice language, try Python. I've been using it for about a year, and I love it.

Good point. I just remember seeing some website that was talking about how great Perl is, or something like that. I've never written, or probably even seen, one line of Perl.

Hi, I am a complete noob in php or any programming language really.. As a project I was asked to go over php version 4.3.1 and 5.2.9-2 script for a website and pick out the differences so that it is maintained compatible in the newer version and I don't even know where the heck to start! Help..

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Now PHP is the best because it's easy to use and it's also seo friendly.....

Originally Posted by Danish21

Now PHP is the best because it's easy to use and it's also seo friendly.....

You read it. You can't unread it. Just try to move on with your life.

As already stated, I would like confirm w3schools is the best option for beginners of PHP...

That seems to be the consensus of the posters, you might want to read over DayliDesign Post #35, quite a bit of information there from what they have experienced.