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Learning PHP on Dreamweaver?

  • December 17, 2017
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Can I learn PHP on Adobe Dreamweaver?

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    Beste Antwort von osgood_

    Yes DW is a perfectly capable web editor for learning and working with entry level php and l would advise you to use such an editor if you are a beginner with php.

    Once you are a more competent php developer you may wish to further develop with php in a more dedicated IDE, which offers more capabilities once or if you need to produce more complex php built applications but for all but a few who intend to focus solely on php a dedicated IDE will not be that necessary.

    To start learning php in a more php dedicated environment infact could be a wrong choice as the program will attempt to hold your hand which will hinder your ability to write some simple application/coding without being child minded.

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    osgood_Antwort
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    December 17, 2017

    Yes DW is a perfectly capable web editor for learning and working with entry level php and l would advise you to use such an editor if you are a beginner with php.

    Once you are a more competent php developer you may wish to further develop with php in a more dedicated IDE, which offers more capabilities once or if you need to produce more complex php built applications but for all but a few who intend to focus solely on php a dedicated IDE will not be that necessary.

    To start learning php in a more php dedicated environment infact could be a wrong choice as the program will attempt to hold your hand which will hinder your ability to write some simple application/coding without being child minded.

      rayek.elfin
      rayek.elfin
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      December 17, 2017

      An IDE like Netbeans doesn't "hold your hands". A beginner can start with a simple empty html file with a single php tag, and as the user learns more about PHP the application grows with the user to accommodate more complex options and support for the various popular PHP frameworks.

      With Dreamweaver, however, the limits are reached relatively quickly, and the user will then have to switch to something more suitable. In any case, one of the primary skills of any coder is debugging code - how is the beginner supposed to learn this without a proper PHP debugger?

      Anyway, in the end it doesn't matter that much, I guess. But I would personally never suggest DW as a PHP coding platform to a serious beginner.

      B i r n o u
      B i r n o u
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      December 18, 2017

      rayek.elfin  wrote

      Anyway, in the end it doesn't matter that much, I guess. But I would personally never suggest DW as a PHP coding platform to a serious beginner.

      Entry level I said. You don't need a specialised IDE to echo 'Hello World', to connect and pull info from a database, to use it to randomnise images/components, pull info from a form, do some useful mathematical equatons etc, - 99% of what all websites compose of on the net.

      However if youre long term objectives are to become a php centric developer who wants to write using php classes and building complex php applications an  IDE would certainly be the way to go, but not for entry level php, any editor can do that without the need for debugging, because there's really is nothing to debug.

      I use php storm but its way overkill for 99% of what you need to produce if youre just wanting to bring in some simple dynamic solutions.

      Maybe the OP needs to clarify their position a litte better and what objectives they have to provide a comprehensive answer.


      <joke>... you like 99% number ... as a reference don't you ???... </joke>

      rayek.elfin
      rayek.elfin
      Legend
      December 17, 2017

      Sure, you can learn PHP with Notepad, if required.

      But you'd best get a proper IDE that supports good built-in PHP debugging, offers a database inspector, etc. Netbeans is free, and highly regarded as a great PHP coding environment. But I am biased, because I love coding PHP in Netbeans myself ;-)

      BenPleysier
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      BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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      December 17, 2017

      Short Answer: Yes.

      Long Answer: There are many editors and IDE's that may be better than Dreamweaver. I do use Dreamweaver for my PHP programming, but this is because I also use extensions that do most of the heavy work for me. For an overview of what may be a better option, have a look at Top Code Editors and IDE for PHP Development of 2017

      Wappler is the DMXzone-made Dreamweaver replacement and includes the best of their powerful extensions, as well as much more!
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