Also in place of Vi you should be looking for an IDE like Netbeans PDT which is one of the best for coding in PHP you can forget using TextPad for this. And to let your codes versioned use SVN=Subversion Using a framework lets you apply and abide by some conventions and lets you DRY=Dont Repeat Yourself .. which is very helpful for a large project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Use FreeOpenSourceSoftwares, Stop piracy, Let the developers live. Get a Free CD of Ubuntu mailed to your door without any cost. Visit : www.ubuntu.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Boyd, Todd M. <tmboyd1@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob McConnell [mailto:rvm@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:56 AM > > To: PHP General list > > Subject: Development methods (was: "use strict" or similar in > > PHP?) > > > > From: Boyd, Todd M. > > > Well, take care of all of your logic before you display anything. > > It's > > > not that difficult, to be honest... especially if you're already > > using > > > an MVC design pattern/framework or a template system. > > > > That's an interesting string of buzzwords, but it carries no meaning > > for > > me. Would you care to elucidate further? > > > > As far as the code I am working with, I inherited over 160 files of > > mixed HTML and PHP, where the logic and presentation are intermingled > > (mangled) throughout. My initial toolset was TextPad4, WinSCP and > Putty > > on a WinXP workstation, with Apache on RHEL 5 as the server. (The > > original coder used vi on a clone of the server until they took it > away > > from him.) The chances of re-implementing the entire project are > > roughly > > equivalent to a zero with the edges rubbed out. I already have a six > > month to-do list just adding the new features already requested by > > current clients. > > * MVC = Model-View-Controller [1] > * Template = Basically just the display (View) with variables injected > [2] > * Output Buffer = Output isn't sent to the browser until you deem it so > [3] > > As far as inheriting more than 160 files with logic and presentation > intermingled... I think you're pretty much SOL with regard to converting > it to a framework or a new design pattern. It's possible, but that's > going to be quite a bit of work. > > Links: > 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-View-Controller > 2. http://www.smarty.net/ (just an example of one templating system) > 3. http://www.php.net/ob_start > > HTH, > > > // Todd > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
