I'm not sure of any open source projects that match what you're asking for,
but I still recommend PHP.
I get the impression that you are new to programming. If so, I do recommend
PHP. At least in my case, PHP came easier than Perl or Python, probably
because PHP is primarily designed for use on the Web. I say try going
through the php Web site (http://www.php.net) and reading through the
documentation. There is a learning curve there, but it is time well spent.
If you are willing to move away from the low cost open source stuff, I'd
(marginally) recommend ColdFusion, simply because it so easy to learn. CF is
very close to HTML and it is an easy transition. But, because ColdFusion
servers cost money, be expected to pay more for the web hosting space (maybe
75% more?).
Finally, if your project is big and is expected to receive a significant
number of hits (tens of thousands?), I'd recommend contracting with a
professional developer or (my favorite) getting a computer science intern
from a local college for the summer, especially if you are on an unmovable
deadline. Home grown stuff, especially stuff that was developed before
mastering the language, is fine, but I'd be nervous trusting a
"mission-critical" application to an untested developer on deadline.
--Mark.
-----Original Message-----
From: RL Autry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 4:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Best Choice
Hello we have read through the FAQ's:
and so forth as directed when joining
and still need an answer to the following.
Background:
We are wanting to redesign a members area on our website, we thought using
PHP/MySQL. We want the members to be able to join (sign-in) and complete
course material which will be tracked, graded and returned to them, ect.
We are not sure after the last couple of posts if this would be the best
choice or not.
1) Can someone please clarify if we need something else for this
(asp,cgi,ect).
2) If PHP is the best choice can someone please suggest perhaps to an
ongoing PHP open-source project which would lend to such an endeavor?
Thanks,
RL
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