Java has all the advantages of object orientation, and some of the
disadvantages (prolix, nontrivial learning curve, &c). Plus it's not simple
to set up & maintain. By comparison with Java, PHP is dead simple. Based on
what you've written so far, I'd say PHP+MySQL would be a good fit. And there
are oodles & oodles of worked through examples already out there.
PB
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From: "Colaluca, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: Newbie Question
> Hello there.
>
> I recently got a wild hair to set up an amateur web site that will allow a
> group of friends to log and comment on bottles of wine. Having never done
> web development before, I set out to first research what relational
database
> I would use that would satisfy my need for maintaining three related
tables:
> an objective category of wines (1999 XYZZY Vineyard Cab), a subjective
> category of wines ("It sucked"), and a user listing. I found that MySQL
> fits perfectly (my budget, that is), plus I wanted something to run off of
> my Linux box.
>
> Where to go from here is where I'm stuck now. I am tossed between going
> towards a scripting language like PHP or PERL, and embedding that directly
> in my HTML, or possibly going the Java route. Does XML have the
capability
> of directly querying the database? I'm curious to hear what methodologies
> have worked best for users of MySQL, keeping in mind a tight budget. Is
the
> J2EE architecture worth looking more heavily into, or is that somewhat
> overkill for what I'm trying to achieve?
>
> One thing is certain, I would like to use either Mandrake or Red Hat for
my
> OS, and of course prefer to use Apache as my web server.
>
> Other than that, I am open to suggestions or comments.
>
> bjc-
>
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