Php Web Development Has Come Of Age (Mike Harris)
Jun 25, 2010
Developed initially on a home page and now blanketing the web on at least 200 million sites, the Perl extensions have grown up to become PHP Web Development.
PHP is not without its flaws. Unfortunately version 6 does not run in as many languages as version 3. Creating in PHP is not necessarily easy because you are creating something that normally will not work on server that you can control.
PHP does have its defects. One such defect is that the newer version, version 6, does not support as many languages as version 3. Designing in PHP is not easy. You are designing on a server that you cannot control and that normally will not support your project depending on the server that is used.
Windows based servers, which is what most local servers are, are not case sensitive like webservers that use Linux. You may wonder what the big deal is about this. Well, the result is that when you build your link, such as http://name.com/folderName/, it looks good to you but probably will not work once it is sent to the webserver. Even if you check it, after sending it to the webserver you will get the error page not found even though you know it is there. Using a Linux system is suggested but not required.
Linux systems are more stable.
If you just cannot tear yourself away from Windows, try to get the development environment as close to Linux as possible.
CVS and SVN are very similar. By saving the work you have done on to a system, you can bring up earlier versions of the work if needed. You probably are going to need to at some point. It also allows for restoring your work to earlier versions if required. Normally, SVN is used by groups of developers who are working on the same project. All have access to project at the same time when using SVN. Any issues that may develop can often be fixed by SVN because it attempts to combine all the work into a single file. As you can see though, it is also beneficial for individuals.
With any luck, you have been shown how this information relates to creating and PHP together. When first starting out, follow the two recommendations listed above. Your project will be in a more monitored and structured setting.
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