I'm wanting to find work in PHP and backend code what should I study?

[Noel_V]

Heylo HN

As the title says I want to work in PHP development, currently I'm studying at Birckbeck, a higher certificate in web design and the modules I'm taking next are generally PHP and MySQL related.

I'm considering doing an open university degree afterwards as I can only study part time due to having a small business and a small family, but it seems a computer science degree would be.. beneficial, due largely to the teaching of Java that goes on in them. I'm not at all adverse to learning Java, would be fun, but all the jobs I see advertised demand a degree.

Would an open university degree in computer sciences be worth it with regard especially to finding work in London?

[mknits]

Don't waste your valuable time and money on an age-old college degree. Sign up at teamtreehouse.com or lynda.com and try to use github to build some stuff. If someone likes your progress, they surely will offer you a job.

[shire]

A degree is nice but you don't need a degree to be a PHP developer, learn PHP and MySQL. Build stuff with it post on Github and look for freelance work they pay good and after works for a company, PHP is in high demand!