While it’s been a while since I’ve updated over here at Drake Technologies with any articles, it’s also showing apparent (perhaps even more so) over at The Admin Zone. As promised, my next article will be part of a large series, instructing new and experienced users alike on how to not only write simply web pages using the dynamic side of PHP, but also how to write fully functional programs, capable of doing whatever you, as the creator, set your mind to.
I’ll let everyone know now, I’m far from an expert at programming, although I have been doing it for quite some time. While Drake Technologies and my other sites in the past have either ran on software that I’ve personally written or have modifications that I’ve personally customized, none of which are now to show any concrete examples of what I’m capable of. However, you should be able to see from the examples, as well as the downloadable samples I’ll be providing and hopefully this will be an enjoyable and educational experience for all.
As titled, this is an introduction to the series I will be writing. I should have my first full article up within a week or two depending on my work schedule. Unlike my previous articles, these will be fully published around the internet as a free resource, and I’m hoping to get a pretty good amount of exposure from them to both my own websites as well as The Admin Zone, where I place most of my content. Also, I feel it’s important that I note how I will be structuring these articles. I will be starting from the beginning, from installing a test server using XAMPP and noting how to install a simple WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor such as Notepad++ to get started. Once we are ready, each article will include several lessons explaining in as natural a way as possible what the syntax means, as well as what it does or can do, and a project to end each article putting the lessons into effect to help with retention. Also, comments will be freely accepted, and will be checked and replied to as soon as possible.
Until then, keep looking around, subscribe to this blog, do whatever you need to do. It’s sure to be a lot of fun.
Joshua Drake
