Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
- Original Message - From: Emily McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: php-general@lists.php.net Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:07 PM Subject: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me??? I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage so as they can be used as links to the files. Thanks No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.5/110 - Release Date: 2005-09-22 Hi there! I have read some posts about this issue, but one point that is essential that I've not read about is the future! I mean, what are your plans in the future? Or what plans is it for the website. Just because it's only simple links now, it might be right to consider if for example object-oriented programming would be an issue in the future. PHP5 has that implementation, but not PHP4 so this might depend on the webserver/webhost... This was just a spontanious thought! And yes, I just love PHP if I compare with ASP which maybe is the most relevant!? comparision.. (The two largest languages for dynamic web out there? Don't know if maybe Perl is larger though). /G http://www.varupiraten.se/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
Gustav Wiberg wrote: I have read some posts about this issue, but one point that is essential that I've not read about is the future! I mean, what are your plans in the future? Or what plans is it for the website. Just because it's only simple links now, it might be right to consider if for example object-oriented programming would be an issue in the future. PHP5 has that implementation, but not PHP4 so this might depend on the webserver/webhost... PHP4 has OO as well. It's just an inferior and slower implementation. OO does not suit every case and you need to decide whether the additional time and work spent writing the code in OO is going to pay off in the future. If it isn't likely to, then I would suggest procedural might be a better choice. This was just a spontanious thought! And yes, I just love PHP if I compare with ASP which maybe is the most relevant!? comparision.. (The two largest languages for dynamic web out there? Don't know if maybe Perl is larger though). ASP isn't actually a language, it's just a framework for dynamic (active) server pages, that provides a bunch of common objects and stuf. In classic ASP you can write VBScript or JScript, and in ASP.NET you can write VB.NET, JScript or C#. Both classic and .NET allow you to add additional languages of your choice with a bit of work. I still prefer PHP though; just thought I'd point out the difference... -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Freelance web developer http://jasper.bryant-greene.name/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
- Original Message - From: Jasper Bryant-Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: php-general@lists.php.net Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me??? Gustav Wiberg wrote: I have read some posts about this issue, but one point that is essential that I've not read about is the future! I mean, what are your plans in the future? Or what plans is it for the website. Just because it's only simple links now, it might be right to consider if for example object-oriented programming would be an issue in the future. PHP5 has that implementation, but not PHP4 so this might depend on the webserver/webhost... PHP4 has OO as well. It's just an inferior and slower implementation. OO does not suit every case and you need to decide whether the additional time and work spent writing the code in OO is going to pay off in the future. If it isn't likely to, then I would suggest procedural might be a better choice. Ok, I didn't know that PHP4 had OO-support and yes, I agree that it is 95% always better to use OO This was just a spontanious thought! And yes, I just love PHP if I compare with ASP which maybe is the most relevant!? comparision.. (The two largest languages for dynamic web out there? Don't know if maybe Perl is larger though). ASP isn't actually a language, it's just a framework for dynamic (active) server pages, that provides a bunch of common objects and stuf. In classic ASP you can write VBScript or JScript, and in ASP.NET you can write VB.NET, JScript or C#. Both classic and .NET allow you to add additional languages of your choice with a bit of work. Of course! Wrong of me to say that ASP is a language... I meant VBScript... which I have been working with. I still prefer PHP though; just thought I'd point out the difference... Who doesnt? :-) /G http://www.varupiraten.se/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage so as they can be used as links to the files. Thanks
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
Emily McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/23/2005 03:07:39 PM: I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. Emily, you certainly came to the right place to get an endorsement of PHP ;) Yes. PHP will handle your task nicely, and IMHO, it is the easiest language to learn and use for dynamic web programming. Dig in and enjoy! Kirk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage so as they can be used as links to the files. PHP is capable of doing that. I'd start with the dir() function, and maybe a bit of printf. http://www.php.net/dir http://www.php.net/printf -- Scott Noyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
On 9/23/05, Emily McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website
which is essentially just links to donwloadable material.
I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory
names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files
themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names
in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage
so as they can be used as links to the files.
Yeah, PHP can do that. Toss this in a web directory and pull it up in
a browser.
?php
$files = array();
$d = dir( './' );
while( false !== ( $entry = $d-read() ) )
{
if( $entry != '.'
$entry != '..'
!is_dir( $entry ) )
{
$files[] = $entry;
}
}
sort( $files );
foreach( $files as $file )
{
echo EOF
a href=$file$file/abr /
EOF;
}
?
--
Greg Donald
Zend Certified Engineer
MySQL Core Certification
http://destiney.com/
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
On 9/24/2005 12:14:55 AM, Greg Donald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 9/23/05, Emily McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage so as they can be used as links to the files. Yep, PHP can certainly do that, and once you start you wont find a friendlier place if you need help...without this list I wouldnt be a programming in PHP todayokay, maybe I would but it would be a LOT harder :-) Cheers, Ryan -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
Yep, PHP can certainly do that, and once you start you wont find a friendlier place if you need help...without this list I wouldnt be a programming in PHP todayokay, maybe I would but it would be a LOT harder :-) Sooo... how much did they pay you to make you say this? :P -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
On 9/24/2005 12:46:39 AM, Thorsten Suckow-Homberg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Yep, PHP can certainly do that, and once you start you wont find a friendlier place if you need help...without this list I wouldnt be a programming in PHP todayokay, maybe I would but it would be a LOT harder :-) Sooo... how much did they pay you to make you say this? :P Nothing actuallythey pay in kind :-D -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Is PHP the language for me???
On 9/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Emily McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/23/2005 03:07:39 PM: I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. Emily, you certainly came to the right place to get an endorsement of PHP ;) Kirk: While I agree with you to a certain extent, I think you should have a little more faith in the professionalism(and honesty) of many of the subscribers to this list. I've personally(I think), as have many others, pointed out situations on this list, where another language would be a better tool for the job than PHP. This however is not one of those situations. This type of job is what PHP was made for, and what PHP is extremely suitable for. This is the type of job, for which I have no problem whatsoever endorsing PHP. Emily: I hope this goes some way towards answering your question. I cannot answer it conclusively because this may be a one off project, and the rest of your coding may be better suited to a different language. Look into Perl and Python. I think you should still choose PHP, but would hope that you do so on its merits, and not because it was the first one you considered. Yes. PHP will handle your task nicely, and IMHO, it is the easiest language to learn and use for dynamic web programming. Dig in and enjoy! Kirk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
