RE: [PHP-WIN] Question, I'm a newbie.

ASP will run only on windows servers, PHP can run on Windows and Unix, is not tied to the "$erver$" platform (can run on a workstation). ASP, for the most part works, with Databases that don't jeopardize the Microsoft near monopoly??? PHP can be made to execute under IIS, but works best under Apache Web Server, which is not as susceptible hacking as IIS (debatable I guess). PHP, MySQL, Apache are all free, with much free, opensource software available to jump start your project. Check out; http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/ 5200 free applications and scripts http://phpnuke.org/ Free Web Portal Application with a module structure that makes it easy to inject your applications into the portal. In this portal, your actual content is stored safely in a database, with the common housekeeping tasks, like dynamically changeable themes, News Article (Press release) publishing and Archive management, Forums, Feedback interfaces, visitor surveys, even includes "AvantGo" a PDA wireless page for those devices. Needless to say, I like this one (I am a user with no connection to the developer). my 2 cents. Warren Vail warren@vailtech.net -----Original Message----- From: Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI [mailto:Stephen.Wolfe@macdill.af.mil] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:35 AM To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-WIN] Question, I'm a newbie. Hi, My name is Steve Wolfe and I'm as new to PHP as a person can be -- written zero lines of code in PHP. I'm responsible for Data Services and the Networking group at the 6th Medical Group, MacDill AFB, FL. In my area I have several contractors (from different vendors) as well as blue suiters helping me maintain the workload we have in server management, Intranet Portal requirements, Database administration ... and on and on ... At 14:00 EST I have a meeting with two of my contractor workers, one, who has now been charged with re-vamping the Intranet website we currently have. The current version is essentially a flat non-dynamic FrontPage hodge-podge type of structure and very difficult to maintain. The contractor employee has suggested I use a PHP Framework. My other contract employee has developed several ASP based apps that FE and mSQL database that are Medical Operation based applications. Here is my question. Can most of the PHP Frameworks support mixed operation -- work with ASP applications -- at least call the start pages of those applications. TIA, v/r Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAFC Data Services Manager stephen.wolfe@macdill.af.mil (813) 827-9974 DSN 651-9974