RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and me

I honestly have to say that PHP was not written specifically for this purpose, but short of finding a language or tool that is designed specifically for this you probably can't do much better. Power and stability are NOT going to be an issue on the PHP side. Your real concerns on power and stability should be focused on your database, web server, and the hardware platform that you are going to run this system on. In this vein, I CAN make some definite recommendations... Hardware platform is going to depend on many factors, but personal experience and preference can guide you to some extent so long as you are NOT considering Windows for the operating system. I would suggest your flavor of choice for Linux, FreeBSD, or most any commercial Unix. These operating systems are going to provide you with the power, flexibility and stability that you are looking for. I would also recommend Apache for the web server as this is pretty one of the most stable and powerful web servers available today, stick with the 1.3 series for now though. The database is another area of person preference, but my personal experience is with MySQL and I find it works very well and will by far be the most cost effective in terms of licensing. So there you go... You will have a lot of decisions before you, and there is really no "right" answer because you need to figure in your personal experience and expertise. The only definite recommendation I can make is to steer clear of Windows and IIS as these are both riddled with security and stability issues. Further more, if you are planning to purchase this system and not use existing equipment, going the Microsoft route will be one of, if not the most, expensive paths you can tread. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan McLemore [mailto:paradox@ipstudios.net] Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 2:15 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP and me Well I'm new to PHP period. My goal is to develop a web based inventory system, and I going to have to try to do a new language to do this. I have looked into php before a little. Now I am just wondering if PHP has the power and stability to do what I'm looking to do? Thanks, Bryan