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Posted by Stephen Printup
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Stephen Printup
UX Design Techdegree Student 45,252 Points

Object Oriented PHP Basics vs. PHP and Databases with PDO first?

Object Oriented PHP Basics is listed as a recommended prerequisite at the top of PHP and Databases with PDO, although the second occurs sooner in the PHP track. I'm just pointing it out because maybe a rearrangement is in order?

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Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Just wondering this myself. Hampton Paulk, what do you recommend?

Erik Tobiassen
Erik Tobiassen
6,858 Points

Same here. Anybody?

3 Answers

Stephen Printup
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Stephen Printup
UX Design Techdegree Student 45,252 Points
Stephen Printup
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Stephen Printup
UX Design Techdegree Student 45,252 Points

Hey, I did them both and they were both a bit challenging (although short). I'm not sure there is really an advantage taking one before the other. The courses go over two different topics but the idea behind object oriented programming is that a block of code (object) exists as part of a larger, cohesive and more complex task.

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Checking back in. I too have done them both at this point, and I actually think Object Oriented PHP Basics should definitely be taken first. There's a fair amount of object oriented programming used in PHP and Databases with PDO, and if you've never seen OOPHP before (or especially if you're not familiar with object oriented programming in general), it can be confusing to see object->attribute, etc. There's nothing in PHP and Databases with PDO that would be helpful for Object Oriented PHP Basics, so I really think it's worth taking the latter first.

Erik Tobiassen
Erik Tobiassen
6,858 Points
Erik Tobiassen
Erik Tobiassen
6,858 Points

Thank you both! I will start with OOPHP Basics.