openmind — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:24:00 +0000

Some of these resources may help...
http://www.searchwebby.com/cat.cfm/c/132//Java/Applets/

Abhishek Reddy — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:02:58 +0000

Yes, PHP is, as far as scripting languages go, really robust. PHP:
- has an easy-to-learn syntax (even basic OOP-style code is easy)
- is very secure
- is full-featured with all kinds of practical and useful extensions, including image manip libs, db libs and whatnot
- is free
- is open-source, going through rapid development cycles, resulting is quick bug fixing and addition of new feautures
... and is thus beautiful.

Reason job offers don't seem numerous is that, like for similar positions, employing organisations run legacy software, and that's what they want in-house techs to run. Historically, organisations may have opted for MS, Sun or whatever solutions, so they aren't looking for PHP people. Understandable... migrating from one system to another, PHP or not, will incur costs.

PHP is popular among hosts because it's really simple to set up, secure and provide. Really simple. Really really simple.

The alternatives simply don't stack up.

Busy — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:10:45 +0000

IE user are you?

PHP is fast, strong, powerful, doesn't need to be compiled before running, nor need a compiler, Works well with database languages, is like others and based on C

** Beans were to be the future, now it's an elephant ? **

webcomplete.com — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:32:37 +0000

so now that we have that straightened out, the question now is, how did php gain so much ground on the non-enterprise side? it can not be because it is free, since java is too. it can not be because it is easier? there are lots of other easy languages there too like vbscript/asp, and i certainly dont think java is that hard. cheap hosting? well companies could afford the difference between 3 dollars a month vs 60 dollars a month, they can even setup their own webserver and host it themselves on the same bandwidth they use for their internet network. on the otherhand there are tons oh php hosting. jobwise, i dont see that much of php on demand. free codes maybe, i do see a lot more of free php codes, but it had to start from nothing.

What is it that made php so popular to web development and enthusiasts?

you cant disable server side scripts from your browser

webcomplete.com — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:23:16 +0000

Just like you cant disable server-side php from your browser, so too can you NOT disable server side java/jsp/servlets. You may be thinking of javascript, but java is not that, or of applets, but im talking about servlets

Busy — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 00:04:48 +0000

Java has a few down sides, mainly that it is often disabled for security reasons

brady.k — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:26:02 +0000

PHP, around here, is the most used.

It depends on what job you're doing, and how you were trained/taught yourself.