Posted by DJ Majestik on 12/09/05 18:25

Mike,
I have used many languages, and find the one I like best is PHP. PHP
and ASP are iterative; i.e. they are languages that the parser goes
through one line at a time. Java and ASP.NET are object oriented
(although PHP 5 is object oriented).

Best bet is to check out http://www.php.net - which is a great resource
for how to code, etc. You will find that there are a lot of resources
to draw on for PHP, such as a templating system (I use SMARTY) and the
PEAR resources, which easily allow you to do database abstraction, form
validation, things that are a pain to coders sometimes LOL

Anyway, do as many tutorials, there are a lot of free resources
available on the net.

Good luck,
JJ

Mike wrote:
> I'm new to PHP and MySQL. I've done a bit of web design but only basic
> HTML. Many years ago I did do a bit of foxbase/DBase programming and
> even some VB macros in excel. (probably no use now!)
>
> I'm looking to develop simple websites that require user login, profile
> creation/amendment, searches, online payment etc.
>
> >From the trawling around I found PHP and MySQL to be the way most
> people are going although I have heard ASP talked about a bit.
>
> As I'm in a PHP group I'm guessing most people on here would suggest
> PHP to ASP. What are the advantages/disadvantages??
>
> As I'm very new, whats the best way to get started. Any suggestions to
> any good books/tutorials etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Ferne

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