RE: [PHP] The BIG Question
That's like saying "What's C++ good for?" Well, not quite... Ha ha... I get a bit carried away... But it's close enough. PHP does what you want it to do... Database-driven sites are covered frequently on this list because PHP's database support is extensive and very easy to use. You shouldn't be thinking "What can I do with PHP on my web site?" you should be thinking "I want my website to do __, how will I accomplish this with PHP?" :) -Original Message- From: Kyle Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] The BIG Question Ok this is the big question, in-depth could someone tell me what PHP could be used for other than aking databases (which i canT do) Thanks -legokiller666- http://www.StupeedStudios.f2s.com New address new site ICQ: 115852509 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: legokiller666 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] The BIG Question
> What else? Do you have a particular application that you think might be > able to use php for? I used PHP to create a web-based interface to a list of Transport Tycoon saved games, etc, that previously was only available as part of one of my apps. (I've now created a new PHP and MySQL-driven site containing everything that was on there plus more). -- Owen Rudge http://www.owenrudge.co.uk/ http://www.gamearchive.uk.tt/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] The BIG Question
It can be used for (nearly) anything, it seems. Sure, making dynamic web sites is cool... not necessarily database driven, but perhaps driven by user input. I'm currently using PHP as my primary shell scripting language... I have a collection of scripts that manipulate directories full of digital images that I've taken (or scanned from my film photography)... I can be used to create web-based interfaces to traditionally command-line tasks... for instance, another project I'm working on (that unfortunately will need to be moved to java due to the need for multiple threads and draw-anywhere capabilities) is a website that monitors machines on my network that are out in the field... queries them for the temperature, status of some services, etc etc... the command execution functions (system(), exec(), etc) really make PHP incredibly powerful. What else? Do you have a particular application that you think might be able to use php for? Ben On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Kyle Smith wrote: > Ok this is the big question, in-depth could someone tell me what PHP could be used >for other than aking databases (which i canT do) > > Thanks > -legokiller666- > http://www.StupeedStudios.f2s.com > New address new site > > ICQ: 115852509 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: legokiller666 > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]