Question: What are PHP and MySQL?

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Answer #1:

PHP programming is a little more complex than HTML, but you can learn it using online tutorials, just like you may have done with HTML. Here are a few good sites:

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Your best bet for setting up a MySQL database would be to do it on a host with cPanel installed- then you can just use their Database Setup Wizard.

Answer #2:

HTML is more like design

PHP is programming for server side... (server side means takes place on web hosting company VS. client side takes place on your visitors browser)

MySQL is database, and can be used with PHP to have PHP make changes to the database


I am unsure what you are looking to do, but you mentioned it can add complexity and that is true.. but javascript can also add complexity if you are looking for client side program to make fancy drop down menus and rounded corners.. php will add complexity with sending emails and processing forms.. and php and mySQL will make complexity of member only sites and socail networking


your biggest challenge will be learning programming.. its nothing like HTML but once you know how to program you will literally know how to use PHP and javascript and C++ and more (sure the syntax will be different but the concepts are the same)

wish you the best! its not hard to learn programming, PHP would be a great way to do so, you'll be interested and having fun!

Answer #3:

PHP is a programming languaqge, very similar to C. Visit www.php.net: it is the official site of Php, and there are huge number of examples.
MySQL is a database (probably the most powerful at this time). You can find a lot of examples of coding on the php site, and on mysql site (google it), although the mysql site is not very helpful.
The easiest way to set your database is through your Server Control Panel (often called "Cpanel) ).
" add a little complexity " ???
With HTML, javascript and CSS, you can only make a static "image". With Php and mysql, you can make a whole movie, and in 3D!!! (metaphore).

Answer #4:

PHP is a scripting language that is used to create dynamic web pages .PHP code is embedded into HTML and it is interpreted by web server with a PHP processor module . Whereas MySQL is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to number of database .
If you want ot create MySQL database on Windows
1.Start the MySQL server by issuing the command mysqld-shareware --standalone at the prompt in c:\mysql\bin.
2.Now invoke the mysql client program by typing mysql at the prompt.
3.Prompt is changed to mysql> then type:
create database xyz;
4.Mysql server will respond by displaying message like this:
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
5.It means your database is created

Answer #5:

PHP is an interpreted programming language, often used to dynamically generate HTML. Therefore, it is typically used at the server, and so browsers don't have to know anything about how the HTML was generated.

MySQL is a database engine. It stores data. The data can be inserted, manipulated, and accessed by PHP (and other languages).

Therefore, PHP bridges HTML (purely front-end) with data (purely back-end).

There are other languages other than PHP for this task, such as Active Server Pages (ASP and ASP.NET), and Java Server Pages (JSP). There are other databases, too, like Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), and Oracle.

PHP is easy to understand and use. MySQL is a lightweight database engine (compared to MSSQL and Oracle). Both are very suitable for most non-enterprise-level websites.





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