Re: Couple of beginner questions

Dan I think you misunderstood the question. The question was not is there an advantage of php over html, but the advantage of having a file with the extension of php over an extension of html. ""Dan Shirah"" <mrsquash2@gmail.com> wrote in message news:a16da1ff0901091019m3d513ebeyf341b2d39c669220@mail.gmail.com... >> "so would I be correct that the only advantage to >> having a page with a php extension is that you can use a testing server?" > > > There are FAR more benefits! > > 1) PHP is FREE! So you save money from the get go > 2) PHP is open source! So it is constantly being updated and improved by > users/devs. > 3) PHP is processed on the SERVER. This frees up CPU usage on the user's > workstation. > 4)PHP can retieve data from a centralized database which makes dynamic > content easier to use. > 5) Since PHP is server side, you are not reliant on the end users to have > specialized plugins/software to view your pages. > 6) PHP is easy. IMO one of the easier languages ot learn. > 7) PHP has a great community. (See peopel on this list) > > And many many more reasons you will learn as you go! :) >