Web DB - PHP or ...? ... .

ok. I'm about to build a website/database. It's gonna be like kind of online classifieds slash community - but the main focus is on the classifieds (which are free)

So... my first thought was to teach myself PHP and MySQL stuff. I've done a tiny bit of PHP before and I'm a fast learner and not a retard. I know I can do it and otherwise I would be hiring someone.

The Question:
Should I just go ahead and learn some PHP
OR
Is there a better language out there?

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>>39
let me refer you back to >>20
If you need to work with php, it's ok. But keep PHP to yourself, m'kay?

I never stated that I succeeded in learning any language other than PHP
Look, I realise I came across as harsh, but it bothers me that people put up with such an amazingly shitty language for web development. PHP is bottom of the barrel of the LAMP languages, and it's going to stay that way.

Having said that, I sincerely recommend you find the time to learn new languages and tools. I too am employed full time, I too have family responsibilities, and I too come home wanting nothing more than a soft bed. However, I somehow have managed to learn to an intermediate level an average of two new languages a year since entering the workforce, and I read a stack of software-related books on the side as well.

I recommend you do too, because I've met software developers who tragically are unwanted even in the rather hot market I'm located in. They have decades of experience and families to support, but their skills aren't in demand. In this industry you CANNOT afford to sit still.

Honestly? Unless the market stinks, I suggest you start hunting on the side for a new job. Four years on PHP is long enough; if you keep this up, you'll damage your future employability. Time for a pay hike and something new.

no one but me comments or documents functionality
Good for you. Castrate the others on the way out, okay?

USE HAppS.

but if you have to use a retarded scripting language, have the scripts generate static HTML for viewing, that way you don't have to use FailCGI for your UBER popular site (yeah rite)

THREAD OVAR!!!

asp.net C# (on visual web dev express) and sql 2005 express. I've used that, asp classic (massive lulz), and php. I prefer the ENTERPRISE SOLUTION. Which, management buzzwords aside, isn't really all that bad.

you don't have to use FailCGI
What's wrong with FastCGI?

PHP and Perl aren't THAT different when working with simple things like classifieds.

>>45
regular cgi generating static html for viewing is faster.

>>47
Well, yes, I think we all know (other than PHP groupies, that is) that static HTML is fastest with any normal server.

That aside, is there anything wrong with FastCGI? Static HTML is becoming increasingly less useful, especially when you add Squid to the mix.

>>46
Only if you use Pear DB. Unfortunately, the vast majority of PHP monkeys are just too stupid to figure out why it's useful.

mysql_*() ftw amirite?!1?

BINARIES OR GTFO
YOU CAN'T SPELL SCRIPT KIDDIE WITHOUT SCRIPT

>>50
OR DIE

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