php_novice2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hi, I'm sure php is not the only programming language that supports mysql and thus allowing us to display database information onto a webpage. so... 1) What are some of the other languages available? 2) What advantages does PHP have over them? I'm asking because I have to justify why I wrote my webpage in PHP and not some other language. To be honest it was just suggested to me that I use PHP and so I did, didn't really look into whether its good or not. Luckily its great! Thanks for any suggestions~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vijayfreaks Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hi.. its open source and supports many database and multi-platform web technology for more details: http://forums.devshed.com/dev-shed-lounge-26/serious-php-advantages-86724.html Regards, Vijay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 What are some of the other languages available? Way too many to mention. Many, many languages have interfaces available for MySql. What advantages does PHP have over them? PHP's biggest advantage IMO is the fact that it is so easy to learn and use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 its faster than most too! (especially its MicroS(of)-(hi)t competitor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 its faster than most too! Not really. PHP is known for being pretty middle of the road in terms of speed. I'll post a link to the benchmarks when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 really??? suppose its the legacy of the c background that makes me believe that - did read an article on it being around 10 - 15% faster than a comparable asp script run time.... will post if I find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php_novice2007 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Thanks guys for your input! Well I've heard of ASP, Perl and Python. Can I have 2 more examples? Please post the links if you do find them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Ruby is another. ASP isn't actually a language but a framework that can be used by several languages. Vbscript, Jscript, Python, Perl. Theres also the ASP.NET framework which has C# and VB.net bindings. All of these languages can connect to MySql if thats what you meant by..... Can I have 2 more examples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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