Good beginners site comparing PHP & ASP.NET & JSP

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Hi

I have to build a website (like a mini ebay) to sell second hand books. So i need a PHP type page talking to a database. I need to be able to record the transactions and authenticate users.

I have experience of VB6 and some web development (v simple) what would be the best language to use? I was thinking PHP.. I am not sure how they all fit together?? except that you can run Apache to host PHP and mySQL which is the dbase.

TIA

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[deecee]

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[lebisol]

before getting into programming of it all us should consider
the "IS/IT--Managemet" of it...
the $$$ u have....the future of the project......the experience u have.....the SIZE of the project.....basically ALL of your resources...the rest is just a code
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[martiros]

If you have plenty of free time to learn ASP, ASP.NET or PHP (all are good choice for your project) - use online tutorials at

http://www.w3schools.com

If you know VB6 - use ASP

There are several good books on building projects as yours w/step-by-step instructions (like "Instant ASP scripts" or something close).
If you don't have time, check out code generators like ASP Maker or CodeCharge - they may provide an easy way for you to get started and even include some already made web solutions which can be customized to your needs.
And don't forget about DW's extensions - you can do a lot with them...

 

[CTekMedia]

Upfront cost vs. development time. PHP is cheap up front and a good choice if money is more important than time, but, if the project is large there is a better choice.

ASP is fine for you since you already have a background, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone just learning.

ColdFusion, IMHO, is the way to go for daily development. Robust, easy to learn, as powerful as anything including Java, and leads to very efficient/fast coding. The downside is the upfront cost.

For small projects/clients I use PHP. If the project is fairly large - ColdFusion is the only thing that makes any sense.

I have two friends in town that code only in PHP. They kept poking fun at my use of ColdFusion - it was "proprietary" and "expensive". I challenged them to a code competition where we had to write a small dynamic site that had features that had to be handcoded - beyond DW.

We all used DW MX. They took 58 minutes and 63 minutes respectively. It took me 49. They are better coders than me (I had to look a couple of tags up). The time difference might not sound like much but in a large project it can add up to many many hours.

I think CF is easier to read and debug. I also find it much easier to look at other people's code in CF than other languages.

Ok - I'm off my soapbox.

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