So most of yesterday I was trying to figure out CakePHP. I think for the most part I was successful in installing CakePHP but I wasn't as successful figuring out. This doesn't mean that I am giving up on it, which typically is the case with things I don't figure out within five minutes or so, but I want to come back to it. I've decided for the time being that I will learn web development with PHP with out the aid of a framework.
In having difficulties with CakePHP yesterday I decided to take a look at CodeIgniter, another PHP framework. I found a screencast that showed how to install both MAMP and CodeIgniter with the screencast showing how to display a view and controller. The link is: http://blog-en.mamp.info/2009/09/installing-mamp-and-codeigniter.html. Eventually when I tinker around again with CakePHP if I have more difficulty figuring it out I will probably give CodeIgniter a shot. I think I will be able to do fine with CakePHP since I have the CakePHP cookbook pdf that is found at http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/index.html.
One hiccup that I found with MAMP yesterday was that my MySQL server wasn't turning on; it wasn't starting. I found a fix for it here: http://eliteeternity.com/mysql-server-wont-start-mamp-red-light-mac/ Just as the link showed, I went to the activity monitor and closed the mysql process and Ka-Bam, the MySQL started like normal.
What books am I using for learning PHP?
So I just graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Computer Science and I still have access to some of resources of BYU. For example, through the library I am still able to access some of the Safari Online books. A couple that I am using are:
Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development by Naramore, Elizabeth Gerner, Jason Scouamec, and Yann Lee.
Begining PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition by W. Jason Gilmore
Some other books that I will be using but haven't used that much right now are:
Expert PHP and MySQL by Andrew Curioso, Ronald Bradford, and Patrick Galbraith
PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practices, Third Edition by Matt Zandstra
I will also be using w3schools.com for many of my references.
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