@Soviut said:
@rc_pinchey said:Ack!My
eyes!
The
goggles
do
nothing!
Least funny quote besides "m'kay".
You are wrong.
Best quote ever.
@Soviut said:
@rc_pinchey said:Ack!My
eyes!
The
goggles
do
nothing!
Least funny quote besides "m'kay".
You are wrong.
Best quote ever.
I believe if you are running php as a cgi module, then all state info (session) is stored by apache and php execution is entirely stateless. php has no concept of a public_html directory or anything, it is simply an interpreter. So putting the file in every directory where php is executed from is the only solution other than making the changes to the main php.ini file (which is not possible on shared systems).
As for maintenance, 'find -type d -exec cp /path/to/php.ini {}\;' is not the most elegant way of handling the problem but not really a nightmare.
Go to school. Find a four year university and get a degree in Computer Science. Why do you want to learn? Do you have an idea for software you would like to develop or do you want to pursue a career as a developer? If you want a career, then attempting to learn by yourself will get you no where. If you have an idea, then learning by yourself will still leave so much material untouched that you would never know if you are developing something well or not. A Computer Science program can't teach you everything but it will give you a realistic grasp on what you are doing and how much stuff (languages, design principles, libraries, etc.) is out there.
I know some people have built successful careers without a degree, but they probably have been geeks since they were in middle/high school. They probably had odd jobs when they were young to build their experience and resumes. Starting out at 22 with no experience and no education would make it very difficult to be taken seriously. Starting out at 26 with a little experience in college and a degree, you would be in good shape.
Some stuff I've been reading says it's not too uncommon for someone to have up to 8 jobs during their 20's. So thanks for the tips guys, it sounds like I'm still in good shape.
Do any of you have experience with recruiters? The comics on the front page are funny but they do have some truth to them. Any recruiter I've ever talked to has been mostly brain dead and I question the quality of the contracts they are pushing. But they seem like a convenient way to pick up a job quickly.
I've had a couple of full time jobs since college but I didn't stay at either of them very long. My first one working, for a large bank, lasted for one year. My second, with an insurance company, lasted for one year and 4 months. I've been traveling for the last two months and now I need to find a job for when I get home in a couple weeks.
I'm kind of worried I've become a job hopper. Would anybody hold this kind of history against me? My references at these jobs are good, but I know someone doesn't want to hire me if it looks like I'm gonna quit in a year or so.
So my second question is directed toward those of you that do contracts. Recruiters always have a way of finding me and between dice and craigslist there are always plenty of 6-12 month contracts in big cities. Do you guys like this kind of work? Does it make you look like more of a job hopper? Do you ever have problems finding work?
Eventually I will need to settle down, but for now I'm sure whatever job I get next I won't stay at for too long unless it is something really great. Am I screwing myself by not sticking with one job for a long time?