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Learn a Little PHP
By selfemployedblog | November 9, 2007
If you are turned off by any type of web programming yet, have multiple web sites, you may want to think twice about learning a web programming language like PHP. You may have read it before on other sites that it helps to know HTML, PHP, etc. I have to say it is really true. Luckily for me, I have a background in web development so I have the ability to do 100% maintenance on all of my web sites.
This saves myself so much time and money. For example, I use various banner ads on my other sites and I wanted them to rotate out with each visit to a page. All I did was write a few lines of PHP code to randomize the banners and boom, I’m done. I didn’t have to outsource it and it was done right away. Little things like that help a lot.
You don’t have to be a super programmer to maintain your sites. A little PHP can go a long way. If you find a script that you want to use on your site, you will at least know how to tweak it or fix any errors when installing it. You don’t need to use PHP as your language of choice, however, I recommend it because it’s what I am familiar with. It works great for web sites, Wordpress is built with it (which is what I use for my sites), and it’s fairly easy to learn.
You can start learning PHP online. There are tons of web sites dedicated to it. If a book is easier, check out the public library or purchase one online. Mainly, just practice every chance you get. Even to this day I am constantly learning. Fortunately, I enjoy web developing, otherwise I would have to outsource every little thing.
If you’re like me - on a budget, a bit of a control freak, and like maintaining your own web sites, then learning a little PHP can do a lot for you.
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