How much Is it important to know C++ before learning PHP.?

I would like to learn PHP. What is the first step to begin learning PHP. Or Should I know other language first to learn PHP.

Anwered 2010-02-06 02:04:38 by Ben

You don't need to know any language to learn any other language you want. Personally, I prefer Python and Ruby to PHP- the syntax is much easier, but you can start off with whatever you want. The first step to learning any programming language is to get a book or tutorial for the language and then look at some code. See if you can figure out what it means.

Anwered 2010-02-06 02:54:30 by spk

Well, you don't need a background of C++ to learn PHP.

However, you need a background in HTML and maybe a little in JavaScript.

Knowing C++ or another scripting/programming language will make learning PHP easier.

http://www.w3schools.com/

Where I learned from.

Anwered 2010-02-06 02:04:38 by Pete S

Just dive into PHP, a background in C++ isn't really necessary as they just have similar syntax. After you're comfortable with PHP, then you might want to learn C++ as sometimes you'll need to write C++ programs which run faster then PHP for complex tasks.

Anwered 2010-02-06 23:05:34 by Tharaka Deshan

You can directly move in to PHP without learning C++. But it is better to understand OOP concepts to be a good PHP programmer.PHP Syntax are not much similar to C++ , but it has some similarities with Java.
Good Luck!