Big Daz

I am trying to set up a small website ( with no idea how ) and have been offered the two types below. Is one better than the other for a web numptie

1. ASP-based, this is a Windows 2000 webserver.
Choose this, if you use ASP on your website. Furthermore you can get an Access-database

2.HTML/PHP-based, this is an Apache-based webserver. You should choose
this if you use HTML or PHP exclusively. Additionally you can have a MySQL-database.

Cheers
Daz

Hos

iTrader: (1)

It all depends on the kind of site your doing but if your just doing a basic website then it doesn't really matter.

For a basic website - you'll be using html/css and that will be about it.

If your using Titan, their windows based servers still support php.

It will only get more of an issue when/if you start using databases/scripts.

Frosty The Snowman

I am in exactly the same position. Don't know squat about building websites and I'm using Frontpage as it's relatively user friendly.

I have decided therefore to go with ASP with either a MySQL DB or an Access DB cos it seems top be the easiest.

Big Daz

Ok, one vote each then.
Any more info / opinions before I make my decision?
Daz

SJ_Skyline

ASP & Access - nice and easy but ties you down to microsoft.
PHP & MySQL - slightly harder but is open source.

I would go for ASP & Access but then most of my work has been in ASP

GaryK

Hmmm,

A tricky one with either approach there is going to be a learning curve. I guess it comes down to the volume of traffic. If its light then an access DB will be fine with the added benefit that you can work with access on your local machine and just upload the MDB file. You can do this with MySQL but its not as straightforward. In fact with MySQL you are probably better to work with something called phpMyAdmin which lets you remotely configure your MySQL db via a web browser but for me thats a real pain.

I would always say decide on what language has the best development environment, its that which will ease the learning curve and make you productive not the language itself, as far as I know there are probably more ASP related development tools out there then there are PHP ones but someone may prove me wrong!

Good Luck!


Gary

Frosty The Snowman

Pretty sure I'm going to try going with ASP and an Access .mdb to start with and try to develop the MySQL side of things as a work in progress. Although I've had no experience with web design I do a fair amount of SQL stuff at work so I know my way round DB Admin, although I've never tried doing a connection in a website before.

Big Daz

I did a short course in Visual Basic last year, Would/Should this influence my decision in any way?
Daz

GaryK

daz,

without question, ASP is written using VBScript a cut down language implementation of VB so it will be very familiar.

Gary