Have I Chosen The Correct Language (PHP) For the Backend of my Project?

[inVINCEable]

I intend to design a website, much like that of newzbin.com

 

If you are unfamiliar with the website, it is basically an archive of one kind of file, in this case .nzb files. It is also searchable, and requires login, and other various options to search the database. I plan to use MySql for this project as the database.

 

 

Tell me if I am better suited off learning another language besides PHP.

 

THank you for your time.

[per1os]

It all depends on your skill level. PERL is much more powerful than PHP but PERL is also a stricter language to learn than PHP.

 

PHP has a downside and upside for beginners, downside is it teaches you bad habits if you want to start coding in C++ or Java languages, upside is just about any person can get a script running in no time.

 

Either way PHP can do what you want effectively and efficiently just as the next language could. If you want a free solution, PHP is the way to go as .NET you have to pay out the butt to get and host. PHP, MySQL and Apache are all free. That is what makes PHP very appealing.