Section 1.4. Getting Certified

1.4. Getting Certified

Zend and MySQL offer certification for PHP and MySQL respectively, which means that if you take a few tests and pass with sufficiently high grades you can add "Qualified PHP and MySQL developer" to your résumé. The exams themselves aren't too hard, and both have study guides to help you brush up on your skills, but you should have at least six months' experience using PHP/MySQL before you try them.

If you want to be sure of high grades, you could try taking a course in the topic of your choicethere are training partners around the world who can coach you toward Zend/MySQL certification, and this vastly increases your chances of success.