Building Dynamic Websites With PHP

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By: Bertie Howard
Submitted July 21st 2010 & consists of 340 words.
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When using PHP web development there are two golden rules that you need to remember. PHP is a scripting language that is used for web development. PHP stands for hypertext preprocessor and PHP web pages can be used on almost all types of operating systems and platforms as almost all web servers are configured to use PHP code.

PHP scripting is used on Linux systems so you can save a lot of time and hassle by developing the code on a Linux system instead of converting the code from a Windows system. Linux is very versatile and you can run Linux on any type of system but there are some few differences that can make converting code and links from windows to Linux.

If your code and links should use different case letters then any of the links will not work. However if you develop the application on Linux then all of your links and code will work and you won’t have to spend extra time changing the links in order to get the page to work. This step is easily avoidable and can make your PHP develop much faster at the beginning.

It is also advisable that you use CVS or SVN. This will save different versions so you can go back and restore older versions of your website. This is important if you should change something and it is not as good or doesn’t work.

Instead of having to undo the code you can go back to an earlier saved version. Many times SVN is used when more than one person is working on a web site.

If you are just starting to use PHP to develop your web page then creating the application in the same environment as the web server can make the whole process a lot easier as can being able to access older versions of your web page.

For more information on PHP AJAX training courses, visit Macresource Computer Training, an independent computer training company offering PHP AJAX training courses in London and throughout the UK.

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