Posted by Domestos on 05/15/06 03:10

<prieditis@lookaheaddecisions.com> wrote in message
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>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

Never heard of Ruby on Rails...

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