Is PHP a Good Career Choice?

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If you are looking for a good career, becoming a PHP programmer could be a good choice. The demand is high, the pay is decent, and there is a lot of opportunities.  PHP is in high demand. About 80% of the websites and web applications on the Internet use PHP in some fashion. The barrier … Read more

What is a Web Application?

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Web applications are widely used, however, I think most of us do not recognize them even when we are using them. A web application runs in a web browser. It is just like a program that runs on your computer or an app that runs on your phone. The difference is a web app runs … Read more

The Gig Economy for the PHP Programmer

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The gig economy is still emerging. It is really this silent phenomena that no one is aware of and is hard to track or measure. It is a shift from skilled labor being employed to being self employed. Think of this as skilled labor from film makers to accountants, to programmers and all the skills … Read more

How to Backup Your Website to AWS S3 Using The SDK

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In this article I show you how to create an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) script using the AWS PHP software developer’s kit (SDK). You can create a backup script based on this script to backup and protect your website. 70% of small businesses that have a major data loss go out … Read more

Why You Should Backup Your Website

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If you are a website owner and value your website or blog, backing up your website content and data is important. 70% of small businesses fail after a data loss. All the more reason to backup your data. I use Amazon Web Services S3 for storage of my website data. S3 stands for Amazon Simple … Read more

Blogging for the PHP Programmer

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If you are an inspiring PHP Programmer or an old hat PHP Developer you should have a blog. A blog can help you stand out. In this article I will offer some guidance on blogging, why you should blog, types of blogs, doing research, how to rank, and much more. Why You Should Blog If … Read more

Coding Boot Camp for the PHP Programmer

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Is attending a coding boot camp worth the time, effort and money? In this article I will try to answer these questions and I will give you my opinion. I will cover what skills you need develop to become a PHP Programmer. You can acquire these skills in many ways. I will talk about self … Read more

Becoming an Entry Level PHP Programmer

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This article gives some guidance on how to become a PHP / MySql developer and what you will need to know. I assume you have some programming and database familiarity because we will start at that level. You will need a simple development and testing environment. I go over that in this article. I give … Read more