Asp / Php / Html ?

[GW-Sean]

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Morning Guys,

Quick question for you - I've got a bee in my bonnet at the moment...I've come up with an idea for a site....nothing concrete yet - but I'd like to investigate.

I'd like some opinions on the programming side of things for the site - I'd like a HTML front-end and a basic database in the background. I did programming about 5 years ago at Uni...but I'm REALLY out of touch now

....which languages should I be working with do you think?

Thanks
Sean
sean.carter@mvmediagroup.co.uk

[OME]

PHP is probably the most frequently used and supported these days, and you'll find hosting cheaper for it.

However, for ease and 'readability' of the code, and IMO more powerful options, I'd recommend Coldfusion.

[Rich]

I'd go with PHP. It does most things in the most obvious, easiest way which makes it easy to learn. There is also masses of free scripts available which are great if you you want to see how others have done things.

The online manual is one of the best things about PHP. Its easy to read, easy to understand and there are user comments on each page which often show you how to deal with common tasks/problems.

PHP also works very well with MySQL databases and you'll get a server running PHP & MySQL cheaper than one running ASP & MSSQL.

[GW-Sean]

Thankyou guys for taking the time to reply.

Are there any books or websites you could recommend? - I'd like to basically start from scratch with MySQL and PHP (so I can get rid of all the bad (programming) habits I've probably still got from my Uni days! )

Cheers

Sean

[globoChris]

Id also recommend PHP. I only dabble in it but theres a wealth of info out there.
Try PHP.net for starters.

[Rich]

This tutorial should help you get started.

[Donk]

I would agree going down the php route.

There is a good basic tutorial here or you could try W3Schools. I find this better for reference rather than a tutorial.

To get the full details and download php go to php.net. but you will also have to download apache and MySql to run it on your local computer.

bob

[GW-Sean]

Thanks again guys - some good advice there which I intend on following.

I'll let you know how I get along (and hopefully have a site to show off at some point down the line!)

Sean
sean.carter@mvmediagroup.co.uk

[shyguy0507]

Hello,

I would also suggest PHP (possibly using a MySQL db)

A great php resource is available at http://www.phpfreaks.com

They have a very helpful forum and their tutorials are really easy to follow. I've learnt all I know about PHP from there and then experimenting with their example code. Good Luck

[bulkIT]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...363795-7291836

Get this, for me it has quite literally paid for itself 5000 times over!

[gary6467]

i'd go with php and mysql databases - they are very widely supported.

bulkIT's book suggestion is a good one but some of the stuff is for php5.
a lot of web hosters still only support php4 (in various versions) so check out what each web host provides before going with them.

same goes with mysql - some providers have different versions and the code you write may not work with that version. i've been caught out with this a few times!

regards,
gary.

[pricethat]

I learned with "php for dummies" ........... says it all really

[OLBG]

I agree too - php & mysql
Use the links above & maybe buy 1 book if you really want and then its just a combination of hard work and trial & error to learn it

[andy2004]

php with mysql is deffo the way to go IMHO, I am so glad I started learning php (still learning). I had only ever created static html sites before, the satisfaction from creating my first php script from scratch was immense, I am now realising just how powerful the combination of php and mysql is, and I'm struggling to keep up with all the ideas I keep thinking of