PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, CFM, JSP or others that are notmentioned.

I would like to know what is best out there and does the job. I am hearing so
much slaining with Microsoft and PHP and so forth, so bottom line I want to
know, what is the best to learn that can be used on both Microsoft Server 2003
and Linux. What is best to make dynamic webpages I like to know your honest
truth and why you prefer. I am not asking a war between which program is
better, I just want to know as those out there as developers, what is the
demand and what is best. What do you prefer to use PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, CFM, JSP
or others that are not mentioned. Thank you, AdonaiEchad

AdonaiEchad wrote:

I would like to know what is best out there and does the job.

The best one is the one that works for you on your server. None is
really "better" than any of the others. My own personal preference is
PHP in a Unix/Linux server. If I were hosted on a Windows server, it
would be ASP/VBScript. But those are my preferences because I'm most
comfortable with them, not because they are any "better" than the
others.


Gary

With Coldfusion, can it be runned on any server like Windows 2003 Server,
Apache on a linux server, like I know PHP can go on either server, can
Coldfusion 'CFM' also? Or is it just for windows? Thank you, AdonaiEchad

I noticed for the windows xp professional under the administrative tools, Data
Sources (ODBC), for the tab on 'system DSN' when I hit add, there is no driver
for me to get 'MySQL', why is that? Can I get the driver? The reason I am
asking is because when I installed MySQL 4.1 it has installed under programs
and when I create databases it is in it's own root directory. When I go to
dreamweaver and want to connect to MySQL it won't so I am thinking is it
because there is no driver? Thank you, AdonaiEchad

"AdonaiEchad" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

With Coldfusion, can it be runned on any server like Windows 2003 Server,
Apache on a linux server, like I know PHP can go on either server, can
Coldfusion 'CFM' also? Or is it just for windows? Thank you,
AdonaiEchad

http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/productinfo/systemreqs/

Gary

"AdonaiEchad" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I noticed for the windows xp professional under the administrative tools,
Data
Sources (ODBC), for the tab on 'system DSN' when I hit add, there is no
driver
for me to get 'MySQL', why is that? Can I get the driver? The reason I
am
asking is because when I installed MySQL 4.1 it has installed under
programs
and when I create databases it is in it's own root directory. When I go
to
dreamweaver and want to connect to MySQL it won't so I am thinking is it
because there is no driver? Thank you, AdonaiEchad

You should not need an ODBC driver for DW to connect to your MySQL server
using PHP. If you wanted to do it with ASP, you would need an ODBC driver,
which you can download at
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/3.51.html.

This only emphasizes a point I alluded to in my first message. MySQL and PHP
have functions that make them work well together. You might say they were
made to work together. You could say the same about ASP working with Access
or SQL Server. That doesn't mean that you can't use Access or SQL Server
with PHP, or MySQL with ASP. It just means that your job will be harder
because there will be built in functionality that you can't use.

Gary

So what are the steps if I wanted to connect Microsoft Access to PHP using
dreamweaver. Can you direct me on this? Speaking of SQL Server, is SQL
Server free and if so, can you direct me to the proper SQL Serve download.
Please forgive me, I am new at this so I am learning as I go along. I tried
connecting my MySQL using PHP on Dreaveweaver and I cannot connect, so I do not
know what is going on. So since you say I can connect using MS Access I would
like to know how if you can explain to me the steps in doing this. Thank you
for helping me. Thank you, AdonaiEchad

On 20 Nov 2004 in macromedia.dreamweaver, AdonaiEchad wrote:

So what are the steps if I wanted to connect Microsoft Access to PHP
using dreamweaver.

http://us2.php.net/faq.databases

The PHP site has a lot of good information. You'd do well to get
familiar with it.

Can you direct me on this? Speaking of SQL Server, is SQL Server
free and if so, can you direct me to the proper SQL Serve download.

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.asp

--
Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.net/
Email: http://makowiec.net/email.php

I did everything required and I still cannot connect to mysql database using
dreamweaver. I added all user name and password correctly, I installed drivers
for IIS so there is mysql. What is really weird is I can connect the mysql
database using asp but not php, why? My error message I get when I go to
'mysql connections' under databases where my application dropdown menu is. I
click on 'mysql connections' and put the following. connection name: connsql
MySQL server: localhost User Name: root Password: ******* Database: Now for
database I had clicked on the button called 'select' and I get a message box
that says 'A unidentifed error has occured. When I downloaded the
'MyODBC-3.51.10-x86-win-32bit.exe' and installed this driver for IIS, when I
entered the user name and password and all the requirements it asked, I tested
the connection and it was successful. I am pulling out my hair on trying to
connect through PHP using Dreamweaver, any suggestions what I am doing wrong?
Thank You, AdonaiEchad

If I understood ir right, you have already installed MySQL driver. But, to
run a PHP application you also need to install the PHP driver, which you can
obtain at www.php.org. There you will find the instructions to correctly
configure the PHP module with IIS.

Than, with PHP and MySQL correcly installed your connection should work.

Best regards,

Erico Vasconcelos
Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Plataform 1.4
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I did everything required and I still cannot connect to mysql database
using
dreamweaver. I added all user name and password correctly, I installed
drivers
for IIS so there is mysql. What is really weird is I can connect the
mysql
database using asp but not php, why? My error message I get when I go to
'mysql connections' under databases where my application dropdown menu is.
I
click on 'mysql connections' and put the following. connection name:
connsql
MySQL server: localhost User Name: root Password: ******* Database: Now
for
database I had clicked on the button called 'select' and I get a message
box
that says 'A unidentifed error has occured. When I downloaded the
'MyODBC-3.51.10-x86-win-32bit.exe' and installed this driver for IIS, when
I
entered the user name and password and all the requirements it asked, I
tested
the connection and it was successful. I am pulling out my hair on trying
to
connect through PHP using Dreamweaver, any suggestions what I am doing
wrong?
Thank You, AdonaiEchad