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gavinbsocom
Starting Member
USA
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 Posted - 24 September 2003 : 11:11:37
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| I dont really understand php or what it stands for or what it is...Im not asking how to do it, just what does it stand for, and is it a scripting languarge like asp or java script.....What is so good about it...does it have any advantages that the others dont..???Recomend any books that would help me learn asp. I know a lot of online sites, like devguru. And now this place. I have the asp in a nutshell and vbscript in a nutshell. I need more though!!! OK thank you. |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
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Doug G
Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 13:55:30
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php is very similar to asp, except asp supports more than one scripting language while php is a language as well as a framework.
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 14:42:56
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Personally I think PHP is really confusing, but I felt the same way when I first took a look at the Snitz source code (and still do sometimes  ). But, I'm going to "force" myself to learn how to use it since a lot of people think it's better to host on a Unix sever than on a Windows server (don't ask me why though) and therefore ASP often isn't an option and HTML... well we all know the limitations of HTML  |
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 16:40:39
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*nix servers are a lot more robust, so are preferred by many. Hosting is usually cheaper because they run Linux (ZERO license cost), and PHP is just another piece of software to install - although you can instlal it on Windows as well.
The nice thing about ASP is that VBScript is very English-like and easy to read. PHP is more C-like, so seems more cryptic to learn but ultimately does the same job.
Does PHP have things like FSO though ? |
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Doug G
Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 17:24:06
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Does PHP have things like FSO though ?
Yes, php has a full complement of built-in file manipulation funcitons. Plus built-in upload, email and other things you need additional components for in asp.
That said, asp is more extensible in the long run because of it's component model that lets you easily implement functionality from other software packages.
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gavinbsocom
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 18:02:33
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| Thanks for the information....I like asp and vbscript...im gonna stick with that. for now...it is the future.. |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 18:47:11
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Originally posted by gavinbsocom
Thanks for the information....I like asp and vbscript...im gonna stick with that. for now...it is the future..
.NET is the future and has similar features that PHP has built into their framework. |
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Doug G
Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 24 September 2003 : 21:34:37
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.NET is the future and has similar features that PHP has built into their framework.
True if you plan on sticking with MS servers. Personally I'm migrating to non-MS servers as much as I can, which is pushing me into PHP & MySQL. And I like what I find pretty much.
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