Php is widely used for web development, and works nicely with MySQL. Fuerthermore, it is supported by most hosting services.
I recommend you to give it a try Adolfo > -----Original Message----- > From: Colaluca, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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- > > :::::====== Brian J. Colaluca - Software Engineer > :::::====== DRS Technologies - ESG > =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========== phone: (301) 921-8107 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
