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exally · 06-05-2003, 10:50 PM

a friend of mine is doing a database for a company that will web based. can u use sql in html coding? or the other way around... i suggested php but he didn't seem to know what that was... any help at all would be gratefully apreciated... thanks

crouse · 06-05-2003, 11:03 PM

He can use php to connect to sql databases via webpages. Html and php code can be on the same webpage..........

From www.php.net

What is PHP?

PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.

exally · 06-05-2003, 11:10 PM

Thanks for that... he said it helps alot

thanks

crouse · 06-05-2003, 11:44 PM

Your welcome.

http://www.php.net/links.php

and like html ........ sometimes the easiest way to learn is by looking at the code.......

http://freshmeat.net/browse/183/?topic_id=183

Agent_Embryo · 06-06-2003, 12:19 AM

To clarify for possible readers of this thread(and because I feel like writing this, heheh):

HTML is (for the most part) static. In order to deliver dynamic content from a database, you need to use a script language that can determine what content to deliver and then output it as HTML. Examples: PHP, ASP, Perl...etc...

Maybe not the best of explanations, but still...

choc101 · 06-06-2003, 01:04 AM

Just a quick addition.
HTML/XHTML are interpreted languages which happens on the client side or the users machine.

PHP, ASP, .NET, Perl ect... are all interpreted languages which are dealt with on the server (as mentioned by Agent_Embryo). One of the most common uses is dynamic interaction with the database generally via forms.

This would be my simple explanation of the workings of web technologies.