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[eunice]

hi guys.. i am a newbie here... i just wanna know if i could learn PHP even without knowing how to make HTML codes.. is it possible? or i should first learn how to create HTML codes, before pursuing to PHP. your replies would mean so much to me. thanks!

-eunice

[devinemke]

learn client-side programming (HTML, CSS, javascript, etc...) before attempting server-side programming (PHP, ASP, JSP, etc...). a big part of what server-side code is all about is dynamically spitting out client-side code. if you don't even know the client-side code, it will be hard to get your head around that.

just my $.02

[eunice]

ok thanks! so what you are trying to say is that it is advisable for me to know HTML first before going to PHP. thanks a lot.

-eunice

[laserlight]

if i could learn PHP even without knowing how to make HTML codes

Yes.

On the other hand, as devinemke has noted, you'll be missing out on a large part of what PHP has to offer, from the time it was used primarily as a form interpreter for HTML/HTTP, to now, where it can even be used to develop standalone GUI applications.

[eunice]

thanks laserlight... 😉