ars.magna88 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I plan on learning PHP for web scraping, automating repetitive tasks and other related stuff. I have no programming background or knowledge at all aside from HTML and CSS (which are not really programming languages). I would like to know if I need to learn everything there is about PHP? Or I can just learn the basics and then just learn specific parts or topics of the language that are related to such tasks (scraping and automation)? Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickOldCar Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The better you know the programming language the more efficient and faster you will get tasks completed. Since I feel everyone doesn't know everything, and even if they know more than others....mistakes or bad judgement still occurs. It would be wise to try to learn the basics as much as can, then try to learn the more advanced as you progress. Coming to this forum was a very good start for you, I myself learned all by myself with no guidance...and it was a hard long road. With help I'm sure it makes learning a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 http://www.phparch.com/books/phparchitects-guide-to-web-scraping-with-php/ php|architect's Guide To Web Scraping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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