HTML, CSS and PHP

[Phil Waclawski]

I would agree. PHP basically prints to an HTML environment. So having a
basic understanding of how the different parts interact can be of great
help.

On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 18:36 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Resident PHP expert? Your too kind!!  I'm sure there more than a few PHP
> people on this list that can out pace me.  I'm just the most vocal.
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> On 2024-07-02 14:12, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > Hi all,
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> > This is a question for our resident PHP expert Keith Smith, but others
> > please feel free to chime in...
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> > In what ways, if any, is knowledge of HTML and CSS valuable to a PHP
> > programmer?
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> I would say that a PHP developer must know the full stack. That does not
> mean that one needs to be an expert in all areas.
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> To answer your question a PHP developer MUST know how to integrate PHP
> in HTML.  That does not mean the PHP programmer needs to be an expert in
> HTML.
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> I think a PHP developer needs some basic knowledge of CSS. As a PHP
> developer I rarely create a template for a website.  I am not artistic
> in that way.  I've always worked with the design and what the designer
> provides.  Having said that I had to make some minor changes to the
> template (HTML/CSS).
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> This could be an entire white paper.
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> Here is my opinion.
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> There is too much to know to learn it all before beginning.
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> I suggest getting some familiarity with:
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> HTML (including making a template responsive)
> CSS
> Linux
> Apache and / or Nginx
> MySQL
> PHP
> JavaScript
> AJAX
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> Add to this the developer should be using something like VirtualBox or
> Proxmox and be able to install a Linux server and install onto that a
> LAMP configuration.
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> The programmer needs to know a bit of networking and be able to
> configure a static IP on his/her VM and understand how to use the
> windows and Linux host file to create a local net for testing.  That
> includes using something like .local as a TLD.
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> That is my opinion.  I'd like to hear from others.
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> Keith
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> > Thanks,
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> > SteveT
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> > Steve Litt
> > http://444domains.com
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