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 Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: Programming question: PHP |
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What do you think about PHP? Do you think that this is a good language to create a website? What are pros and cons?
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To create a website? That HAS to be boring, just use HTML and CSS. Otherwise, PHP is a great language to make web-based programs and scripts and I use it all of the time.
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| htmlmaster wrote: | | To create a website? |
Well, php can't do anything else ...
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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What I meant was only use PHP to make a website. For example, instead of doing this:
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<body>
text..
</body>
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You do this:
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<body>
<?php echo "text..."; ?>
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PHP is open source and very powerful. In some ways, it is a few steps ahead of ASP.net... I love programming with PHP and I don't think I'll be switching for a while.
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PHP is great, and an easy language to learn. If you're building a website..don't use PHP unless there's an absolute need to. I've seen one too many folks use PHP on a pure HTML-based site. 
Using:
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<?php
echo '
<html>
<head>
<title>Blah</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Something</p>
</body>
</html>';
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Is pointless.
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Zerabira
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I find it hard not to use PHP, I barely find an opportunity to create a page that could not benefit from some dynamic element.
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PHP has been an excellent driver behind open source web applications
like this forum for example...
so yes, it's good
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| seo wrote: | | htmlmaster wrote: | | To create a website? |
Well, php can't do anything else ... |
Not quite true there.
PHP is Perl.
It can be used for writing desktop applications. did you know that one?
When it comes to where to use it (on the web), its best use is coupled with its partner in crime MySQL.
The 2 were made for each other. 
For Dynamic content and interactivity requiring server based calculations and storage, there is no better than PHP. (and its open source!!)
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| GlobalFusion wrote: | Not quite true there.
PHP is Perl.
It can be used for writing desktop applications. did you know that one?
When it comes to where to use it (on the web), its best use is coupled with its partner in crime MySQL.
The 2 were made for each other.
For Dynamic content and interactivity requiring server based calculations and storage, there is no better than PHP. (and its open source!!) |
Isn't it true that php was developed for web initially? Some developers tweaked php and made it work like a regular programming language like perl and python, but this is relatively recent, isn't it?
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Definatly. IMO it is the best. You can implant it into any document. If you have an HTML page you just rename the extention to PHP and add the <?php line anywhere in the document to run a command. (I'm not sure if other languages allow you to do that)
Also it's so easy to learn and use. I learnt it in a few weeks.
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| If your using a database for your site then, yes, php is excellent. Although, ruby on rails is great. |
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There's no point in using PHP to make a website if you're only gonna use HTML...
And yes, PHP was initially made for the web, Personal Home Pages, thus PHP. The name has changed now of course 
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| Zeggy wrote: | | There's no point in using PHP to make a website if you're only gonna use HTML... |
Of course there is. Even if you don't need anything other than basic text, images, and links on your site, PHP can make things a lot easier. There are many things that you would have to do manually if you used pure HTML. Adding PHP makes it easier to set up templating, automate breadcrumb creation, etc. All of these things could be done purely in HTML, but it would take a lot more time. |
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