Getting Your PHP Cert

Who Am I?

Chris Tankersley

Been doing PHP for 9 years

Lots of projects no one uses, and a few that some do

TL;DR https://github.com/dragonmantank

How to Get It

Head over to the Zend Website

Purchase a Voucher

Find a Pearson VUE testing center

Pass it!

OR

Attend ZendCon and sign up early

What is the test like?

Mix of easy, medium, and hard random questions

There is a time limit

It will attempt to confuse you, make sure you read the questions

What to Study?

What to Study?

What to Study?

Resources for Studyphp|architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide

Resources for Study

The PHP Website

Study TipsDo NOT neglect studying

Read up on PHP 5.3 additions (PHP 5.4 won’t be in the tests for a while)

Go through the list on Zend’s page on what the cert covers, and make sure you understand each topic

Anything that you have to look up (like function definitions), memorize

THIS IS A HARD TEST AND MANY PEOPLE FAIL, DON’T GET DISCOURAGED

What if I Fail?

Study and try again

Zend will not tell you your score, nor what you need to work on

Helpful Links

http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/php-5-certification/

http://www.vue.com/zend/

http://www.php.net

http://www.phparch.com/books/phparchitects-zend-php-5-certification-study-guide-2nd-edition/

QUESTIONS?