Getting Started with PHP: Strings

Strings


Strings are lines of text characters:

"AwesomeDoni loves books"
"It's raining outside today"

These are two examples of strings. In PHP, these are indicated by quotations after a command. It's useful because you can simultaneously declare a variable and its value while commanding PHP to perform a function, enclosing variables to be displayed as text as single quotes.

Getting Started with PHP: Basic Rules

PHP is a programming language. This means that it can evaluate data and output various responses based upon a set of instructions written by the programmer. Below are some basic rules to keep in mind when you work with PHP:

Getting Started with PHP: Understanding Variables

Variables


Programming languages work with the computer to retrieve data from the computer's RAM (Random Access Memory). As I explained in the first section, PHP pulls information from a database using user input. In order to do this successfully, PHP, like many programming langauges relies on the existence of variables.

Getting Started with PHP: How PHP Disseminates Information

Chopping Down that Data Tree...

PHP is a programming language that collects data stored in a virtual database from users and outputs it in your browser. Web developers use PHP to create dynamic and responsive websites that are easier to maintain and capable of executing complex tasks.

Coding Tips: Proper Documentation 101

I've had the fortune of knowing a lot of professional and casual coders over the years--(well, "fortune" if you call banging your head against the table at dinner a delight, while computer scientists and engineers trade woeful stories about that unintelligible bit of code their group member turned in that week) and the one thing that never ceases to amaze me is how common the complaint of poorly documented code crops up.


Designers new to the world of web development have probably noticed by now that serious coders, like computer scientists or electrical and computer engineers detest having their work in C++ and Python compared to scripting and styling languages like HTML and CSS, but the truth is that there are a few common lessons that designers should learn from these more experienced coders that you won't get monkeying around with scripts and bits of code from common online source guides like W3Schools.  


That said, let's talk about properly documenting your code.

Learning to use Wordpress: 3 Free Customizable Wordpress Themes for HTML 5

Are you a web developer or designer who is new to Wordpress? 


You've probably heard of it as the easy to use web editing software or content management system (CMS) that can make your life as a casual developer or full-time designer or web manager easier.


This is generally true, but before I sing it's praises it would be important to point out, as with any strong coding based project, it's better to start learning on someone else's shoulders as opposed to building from scratch.


Below are  my picks for Wordpress themes for new developers who want to work with HTML5: