Zend PHP 5 Certified Engineer
After putting the exam off continuously for about 18 months, I actually got around to taking my Zend PHP 5 Certification exam. I originally scheduled the exam, put it off for a few months, then actually forgot about the exam altogether, only to reminded by google calendar an hour before I was due to take it. The test centre was at least an hour away, so that was a waste of $125. I scheduled the exam again, kept putting it off until I caved in last month and got it done.
The exam itself was considerably harder than the original, I wasn’t all that confident when I clicked the ‘End Exam’ button, but I got the job done. I’m glad I found it harder, I’ve obviously improved my knowledge of PHP since I took the original exam nearly 3 years, so they must have made the certification more difficult to achieve.
As far preparation goes, I read the
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About
Dave Marshall is a Software Engineer living near Hull, England. He works on various personal projects and is the Technical Manager at Childcare.co.uk
Dave specialises in web application development for the LAMP stack, but always tries to choose a tool set that is most fit for purpose.
Dave is a Zend Certified Engineer and a Member of the British Computer Soceity.