Depends on your skill set and your needs. PHP is a very robust embedded
language with good database connectivity. You can write the source code
separately and include it in the served pages similarly to the way you
would design an app with JSP and Java. You have to configure your server
with the PHP modules similarly. JSP and servlets, though, give you access
to the Java API and you can find many Beans that you may be able to use
without having to reinvent them.
If you have an established skill set with JSP, you can save time by not
having to learn PHP. If you don't have established skills with either, it's
probably easier to learn and become productive with PHP than with Java.
There may be other considerations also, depending on what functionality
your application has to have. To use either effectively, you need to be
skilled with HTML and perhaps client side javascript. With current revs of
PHP, you can configure it to gain access to the Java API as well (I haven't
done that yet, so I don't know how capable it is).
So the short answer is, it depends.
Michael
At 03:33 PM 2/9/01 -0700, you wrote:
>I had a question regarding the comparison of Jsp/ Php. What are the
>advantages of using Php for developing a complex web site in 5 weeks as
>opposed to using Jsp/servlets.
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Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at:
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http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html
http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP
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