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Posted by Alan Little on 05/15/06 13:04
Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of
Domestos of comp.lang.php make plain:
> <prieditis@lookaheaddecisions.com> wrote in message
> news:1147645209.638088.286680@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>>I need some very basic advice.
>>
>> Let's suppose I need to do some mysql queries and updates to a
>> database. I also need to dynamically update parts of a web page that
>> the user is looking at based on the results of these queries. What
>> are my options for server-side scripting languages and what you
>> recommend. I've heard quite about about Ruby on Rails--does that
>> cover everything php does or is php a better way to go.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> You have two main-stream options...
>
> ASP or PHP.
>
> ASP requires IIS which is not FREE
> PHP can use either IIS or APACHE (which is FREE)
>
> For a bedroom coder or a semi-serious developer I would use PHP
> If somebody else is paying for it I would probably still use PHP but
> might get them to pay for ASP and IIS to try it out
I still have nightmares from having to work in VBScript. It is a
horrible, horrible language. I'd rather write an RPG compiler in
Malbolge. Or vice-versa. You're not missing anything.
--
Alan Little
Phorm PHP Form Processor
http://www.phorm.com/
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