Re: Re: First PHP site - thanks - euca_phpmysql function library

On 9 February 2011 14:57, Bob McConnell <rvm@cbord.com> wrote: > From: Al > >> On 2/8/2011 4:58 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Just wanted to say thanks to those that helped me get through my > first PHP >>> project (over the last month). >>> >>> As is with much of the work we server-side language people do, the > back-end >>> (non-public) side of this site is perhaps the more interesting. >>> >> >> Suggestion: Design for XHTML 1.1.  It really doesn't require any > significant >> additional effort and you'll already be current when it becomes the > W3C >> standard. I like it because it forces me to create better, cleaner > html code. > > You should also use the HTML Validator plug-in for Firefox to make sure > you are producing valid XHTML. That makes it so much easier to find > those invisible problems. I can't count how many times it has pointed > right at a logic flaw in my code. > > Bob McConnell Or go with the more likely candidate for a future html standard: html 5. Has the added benefit of easing you in to the new tags that will be used as standard in a few years but won't be in xhtml. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: plphp.dk / plind.dk LinkedIn: plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: kafe15 </hype>