sql, sequel, database, feedback form

ASP is old but it still works for basic jobs. There's a huge difference
between it and asp.net - there's commercial reasons why DW dropped asp.net
support.

Let's approach this from another angle - are you working for a company that
already has web hosting set up or are you freelance and could choose your
host? This might help decide which way to go

"Stella1251" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for being patient with me as I am
not
as knowledgeable as you all are & I can understand if this gets
frustrating.

I've been told .asp is old & that .aspx is new & the way to go, but are
there
big differences between the two? I don't understand why DW didn't drop
.asp but
dropped .aspx.

I do not have a VB background. I have never made a form with function,
only a
layout of one. So, if I create a PHP form, I can use either SQL Server or
Access?

..oO(Stella1251)

I do not have a VB background. I have never made a form with function, only a
layout of one. So, if I create a PHP form, I can use either SQL Server or
Access?

You could, but usually you don't want to. First, Access is a toy, not
really comparable to real database systems. If you have an alternative
available - use that. Second, if you use PHP, then usually you also want
to use MySQL (most common on PHP systems) or PostgreSQL (not so common,
but preferred by some people).

Micha

[q]Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
Let's approach this from another angle - are you working for a company that
already has web hosting set up or are you freelance and could choose your
host? This might help decide which way to go
[/q]

Yes, working for a company. But we have me the designer & then the other
programming individuals. We would like to try to do as much as we can in
Dreamweaver ..etc..so that only I can work on these forms to create for the
site rather than programmers.

[q]Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
.oO(Stella1251)

I do not have a VB background. I have never made a form with function, only
a
layout of one. So, if I create a PHP form, I can use either SQL Server or
Access?

You could, but usually you don't want to. First, Access is a toy, not
really comparable to real database systems. If you have an alternative
available - use that. Second, if you use PHP, then usually you also want
to use MySQL (most common on PHP systems) or PostgreSQL (not so common,
but preferred by some people).

Micha
[/q]

Okay so forgive me, MySQL & Microsoft SQL Server are not the same thing? Can
you use ColdFusion? There should be something called ConFusion because there
are so many things to learn & my hair is falling out

..oO(Stella1251)

[q]Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
.oO(Stella1251)

I do not have a VB background. I have never made a form with function, only
a
layout of one. So, if I create a PHP form, I can use either SQL Server or
Access?

You could, but usually you don't want to. First, Access is a toy, not
really comparable to real database systems. If you have an alternative
available - use that. Second, if you use PHP, then usually you also want
to use MySQL (most common on PHP systems) or PostgreSQL (not so common,
but preferred by some people).

Micha
[/q]

Okay so forgive me, MySQL & Microsoft SQL Server are not the same thing?

Nope ... thankfully. ;-)

They both are database management systems (DBMS), but completely
different products with different strenghts and weaknesses.

Can
you use ColdFusion? There should be something called ConFusion because there
are so many things to learn & my hair is falling out

Just try to get the terminology right first, this will make it much
easier to pick the required products and will help you to keep your
hair. Just some common names (might not be totally accurate, but should
be close enough):

Webservers: Apache, IIS, ...
Server-side programming: PHP, ASP, *.NET, ColdFusion, Java, ...
Client-side programming: JavaScript (there are others, but not relevant)
DBMS: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, (Access), ...

So more or less you have three big categories (if you let aside client-
side programming, which is independent from what happens on the server).

It depends on the capabilities of your hosting environment and of course
on your own project requirements, which of these products and in which
combination are the best choice. But there are some typical setups:

On a Unix/Linux-based hosting (in short: *nix) you'll usually find an
Apache server, MySQL and PHP. This is also referred to as LAMP (or WAMP
if hosted on a Windows machine) and the most common hosting package.
It's cheap and also has the "moral" benefit of consisting of Open Source
software, with Apache being the flagship. It's a very stable, reliable,
flexible and powerful environment for almost all web tasks.

On the other hand there's the typical Windows hosting with IIS, some ASP
or .NET stuff and MS SQL Server, so usually a full MS-only environment.
I leave it to others to comment on the advantages and drawbacks of that,
because I don't have any experiences with it (I always prefer LAMP).

Micha

Michael Fesser wrote:

Server-side programming: PHP, ASP, *.NET, ColdFusion, Java, ...

You also have have ASP with server-side VBScript or JavaScript, and .NET
with server-side C# or VBScript... just to confuse things that little
bit more

Dooza