PHP knowledge required?

[J2R]

I've been looking at shopping cart solutions on behalf of a client, and Zen Cart seems to get a pretty good press and be well supported, which leads me to want to adopt it. However, I currently have no PHP knowledge, and I'm wondering how much of an issue that is for working with it.

I'm primarily a Java developer, very familiar with web technologies, so I'm not a newbie to web applications at all, I've just never used PHP. I am also looking at KonaKart, a Java shopping cart, but Zen Cart looks to be more fully featured, and hosting seems to be MUCH easier with a PHP/MySQL app.

Do I need to throw myself in at the deep end with PHP, or is there no need, at least initially, to get my hands dirty (to mix metaphors)?

[swguy]

Figuring PHP out should take you a weekend if you're a java developer. Jump right in. :)

[RodG]

G'day J2R

>I've been looking at shopping cart solutions on behalf of a client, and Zen Cart seems to
> get a pretty good press and be well supported, which leads me to want to adopt it.
> However, I currently have no PHP knowledge, and I'm wondering how much of an
> issue that is for working with it.

It shouldn't be an issue at all. About the only time you'll need to get involved with the php coding is if you wan't to develop your own mods, and perhaps if you wish to tweak things just a little more than the inbuilt functions allow.

Cheers
Rod

[andyany]

PHP is the language of web !!!! It will help you to make your site more dynamic :)
You can try : oopschool.com or w3schools.com to get your hands on.
All the best :)

[J2R]

PHP is the language of web !!!!

Hmm. I'm a Java developer, but I won't rise to the bait...

[J2R]

About the only time you'll need to get involved with the php coding is if you wan't to develop your own mods, and perhaps if you wish to tweak things just a little more than the inbuilt functions allow.

That's what I was hoping.