Torner

Hey all,

Maybe seems like an odd question to ask but the reason I ask is because I am learning JavaScript which I find fairly hard to pick up and I am going to start learning PHP soon and so I wondered if I am going to find it easier or harder than JavaScript?
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Bagi Zoltán

I belive that since both programming language are functiona language if you have learnt one of them, learning the other won't cause a huge issue. I am not a programmer but as i experienced there is no major difference in their difficoulities.

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JavaScript is very limited on what you can do..

Php is actually a very very easy language to learn..

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jumpenjuhosaphat

For me, being familiar with PHP, when I tried learning JS, I found that the structure of JS was a bit difficult to pickup on...Other than that, they are probably equally difficult to learn.

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hasan_889

basic for all languages are same ... just the coding pattern is different.

Few words for more information, Javascript is clientside language, which mean it can't interact with the server. Simple clientside validation, checking, simple calculation can be done with Javascript. But then you are thinking to have database or serverside scripting, you need to go for PHP.

To me PHP is the most simplest language among all serverside language, like JSP, ASP, Coldfusion etc. To have some simple idea, www.w3schools.org is a great website. Otherwise you can go to www.php.net .... it has an amazing knowledge base.

At the end ... wish u good luck!

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imho javascript

Aaron

The question isn't what is easiest to learn, it is what programming language is better for my needs.

Javascript is wonderful for Ajax and things that you can only do with the client browser, but it is large, slow, and insecure.

PHP on the other hand, is large, secure, fast and powerful. Do some research. I know Javascript, PHP, XML/XSLT/XPATH family, and the traditional CSS and xhtml. I rarely find a use for javascript, and I find that PHP helps a LOT. Yet, there are other languages that can do what PHP can, like ASP, ROR, Perl, and Python. Javascript is unique and can do things when you hover over an element, when you change a form, and pretty much respond to your actions, where PHP cant.

Of course, using mootools.com will probably solve anything you might need to do with javascript, it is always fun to learn.

mediacurse

PHP is the most simplistic language out there, plus if you know javascript, many things will be familiar to you.

webvigor

PHP is definitely the better language as compared to Javascript. You should go with PHP if you plan to learn.

DomainZaar

what came first the chicken or the egg. They are both complexed languages and both have there uses.

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