Re: PHP and me

Thanks for the input. As of right now I'm purchaseing hosting through a 3rd party and they are running Apache. They have support for both PHP and MySQL so I probably should go that way, my only down side is that I am going to have to learn both these sytems as I am not familer with either. Also databases in general is a sore spot for me as I have not had extensive need to use them until now. I just hope that I can do this without going insane <grins> Thanks, Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)" <sn4265@sbc.com> To: "'Bryan McLemore'" <paradox@ipstudios.net>; <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 5:13 PM Subject: 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 > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >