Questions on PHP

[schase]

Hi all,

Not wanting to start a debate, but my dynamic background comes from ASP.

Started out with Dreamweaver UltraDev, with drop and drag asp. Outgrew that quickly and turned to handcoding asp. I'm at the point now where I would need to either begin learning making dll's and such, or start looking elsewhere.

I do not want to install asp.net framework on my server either.

Here are the items I need to carry forth with me, and things I would like to do.

-File manipulation (creation, deletion, folder creation/deletion, uploading) through web browser.
-Relational database structure would be nice.
-I would like to have some of xml's features (i.e. make changes in form fields and have it say - add those fields without refreshing the page).

I'm really not much of a book type of guy, mostly tutorials and beginner items is where I gain foundation. Although I realize my foundation may not be as solid.

Can PHP do these items? As my web projects become more complex - they also get larger, I want to move away from Access for the obvious reasons and go with mySQL for those obvious reasons. Will PHP do everything I do with ASP, and does it have something like xml built in - or is xml still a side language with PHP?

Anybody have any experience transitioning from ASP to PHP?

Thank you all. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[vbkris]

yes PHP can do all of these and much more.

COM (dll files) can also be done in PHP.

 

[danielhozac]

A good place to start is always

http://www.php.net/docs.php

//Daniel

 

[schase]

Is there a spot that is in pdf format? or how many pages total it is?

I'd like to print it if its feasible. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart