| PHP / MySQL |
PHP is a opensource framework and language for creating dynamic web content in the same manner as ASP, PHP also shares ASP's ability to be added to HTML code. PHP is a language in its own right (with a syntax that is based on C++, Java and Perl) and includes native support for XML and accessing databases such as MySQL and others via ODBC. PHP's functionality can be added to and indeed includes objects for things such as LDAP and native access to databases such as SQL Server and Oracle. By Andrew Stopford |
| PHP AND ME |
I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve learning PHP and only written a few small programs using the language. One book I found very useful for a small project requiring an image uploader for a client was PHP: Fast and Easy Web Development. I was able to have a working version up and running within an hour without knowing virtually anything about PHP. One of the main advantages of PHP, for me anyway, is it's portability across both UNIX and Windows platforms. |