Re: PHP Dev Facts

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:14:18 +0100, Nathan Rixham wrote: >*Procedural or OOP?* OOP, except really small stuff. >*Dev OS* Fedora 9 >*Dev PHP Version* 5.2.6 >*Live Server OS* Hosted services - var. Linux, Windows 2003 Server >*Live Server PHP Version* Mostly 5.2.3+, some 4.x (haven't looked lately) but I imagine even the worst of those hosts will upgrade soon, or die. >*Which HTTP Server Software (+version)?* Apache 2.2 on Linux, IIS 6.0 on Windows >*IDE / Dev Environment* Geany, mostly >*Preferred Framework(s)?* Prefer small code libraries over large frameworks. Otherwise, I'd be writing Java or .NET, eh? >*Do you Unit Test?* Yes. >*Most Used Internal PHP Class* A MySQL wrapper - needed it for a PITA host once, still easier / lighter than others (although PDO, adodb interest me) >*Preferred OS CMS* Joomla is great, SilverStripe is nicer but I have yet to use it in anger. >*Anything else you use frequently in you're PHP'ing that's worth >mentioning:* * iepngfix.htc - lets me use PNG with alpha channels in IE6 * csshover.htc - lets me do pure-CSS fly-out menus * tinymce - lets me do rich-text editing for admin pages (simple CMS) * KVM - lets me test in IE6/IE7 without having to reboot into Windows * Subversion - because I value my time :) * Meld - because I value my sanity! (graphical diff/merge) -- Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia "Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water; After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water" - Wu Li