PHP Certification

I used to not have any appreciation for, nor did I put any faith in the certifications you can take online. A co-worker of mine suggested I try the PHP Certification exam. I bought a book as a study guide, and as read through it, I realized that there were still a lot of items within PHP that I head never heard of before.

Everyday I am faced with dilemmas that show me I have more to learn about every aspect of what I do, however, I didn't realize some of the basic things that are native to the PHP Environment that I had never even heard of. I went in for my exam on April 17, 2006

This was by far the hardest exam I have ever done. The questions were all about these secret little places inside the world of PHP, or syntax questions that the main difference was where the space was located, or sockets and ftp connection errors. (Prior to the contract I have not, I had never used Sockets and FTP connections through PHP together, so these errors were stressful)

At the end of the exam, I had no clue how I did. Several of the questions had several answers that could have been right, and I didn't know if I had slipped, or clicked the right one. I walked out the the reception desk and asked how long before I know if i passed. She looked over at her printer, "Congratulations, you are the newest Zend Certified Engineer. I was thrilled.

Now I am looking at the new certification. The PHP 5 Certification Exam. Overall, not that stressed about it, outside of the new section they have added to this exam. What are the differences between PHP 4 & PHP 5. Do you know how long it would take to fight your way through the Change log? Holy Jesus... But I guess if it weren't hard, I would have to stick with my initial feeling about them of being people who just like to say they know more.

This exam was hard, and I honestly feel as if I am a good programmer in PHP because I was able to pass it in a single try. Now lets buckle down and go for the next one before PHP 6 comes out.