Posted by Toby on 06/06/07 17:55

i have some experience with html and css (but i wouldnt say through by
a long shot!). i also agree php book is the way to go, i will
definitely be picking one of those up. since i do have quite a bit of
experience with other programming languages, i think i can figure out
php (given some time and hard work of course).

i guess what i was wondering was more about development tools. i would
really like a cheap visual integrated design environment (where i can
switch between a graphical view, code view, etc.) also, something
that i can run a 'virtual server' on my pc so i dont have to upload to
test every time i make a change to the php code. is this what
dreamweaver does? are there other cheaper tools that do this? or do
you guys just use text editors?

also, if anyone can recommend a good php book where they teach by
example (maybe something that includes a cd with a sample web site),
that would be helpful too.

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