CSS and WEB questions

[SportsGuyz]

I am currently planning to build a website, I am learning CSSright now. Right now I am planning it out on paper to get a good idea on what I am going to be doing to save some time.

I am planning to make it with 2 Columns:
High tec Graphics- some-what
I plan to have a data base, so I can summit reviews faster, like have system to add ...
*Title
*Author
*Date
*Content
*rate

and put so it will alphabetize it< something like that.

To make that kind of Database would need to learn PHP, Perl, java etc?

and what the best way to start? layout then data base and graphics last?

Thanks for your help- EXAMPLE site maybe would be like gamespot, imusion- great job with the update btw Nate etc.


I signed up for some web development classes for the fall and game design classes as well.

Gaming is the Topic of the site btw.

[Tommy Huynh]

PHP or Perl, doesn't matter (except your preference)

And to make a database, learn how to use flatfiles and mySql.

[SportsGuyz]

swg2 said:

PHP or Perl, doesn't matter (except your preference)

And to make a database, learn how to use flatfiles and mySql.

Whats eaiser? Or are they similar?

[Tommy Huynh]

Like I said.

Preference.

[Bradley]

For you project MySQL would probably be much easier to use.

[Legendary SSJ Goku]

HTML is good, because you can just use tables for the setup... some JavaSscript Iframes, will be handy if you don't want to update the navigation all the time, otherwise you can use a javascript menu... where you just make the menu in a JS file called nav.js and then in the files people see, just put <script type="text/javascript" src="nav.js"></script> but then the BEST ONE, is php include or php require in my opinion because with JS, your page will load then after that the JS menu will load, but with PHP, it copy's the stuff from nav.php over to your site when loading in a way... but it doesn't in reality really.... So basically it means that then your nav will load when it should...

MySQL database is good...

I prefer PHP over Pearl.... it's easier... i have tried both and i'm learning PHP, so try both...

P.S. You will need a host for a site, many don't allow PHP, so go to www.ghhosting.com and say that Legendary SSJ Goku told you about ghhosting and you would like the same deal he had... and also tell him your subdomain or tell him you have a demain.... It's free. Otherwise, you can have your own service somewhere... it's just that it has lots and lots of space and bandwidth and also a MySQL database and it allows PHP.

[Conquester777]

perl = old, dont use it
php = new, better, and faster. use it.

flatfiles = saving the info to files
mysql = saving it to well, a database (okay, so it kinda saves it to files too, but you dont see them)

mysql = faster, since yours will be big, use it
flatfiles = a tiny bit easier to understand and use. dont use them for such a large project.

html + css = good to use
javascript = not needed for anything you're asking. altho obviously you can use it to make your page better.

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[squalleh]

cq777 said:

perl = old, dont use it
php = new, better, and faster. use it.

In Computer Programming the older the language usually means the better the language. Perl has been around for a long time and is still popular, has a new version coming out, and is well supported. So just stating not to use Perl because it's old is wrong.

Some would also say that PHP isn't better, but I'm not here to spark a debate. However, I will say, there isn't a speed difference between the two languages. Two properly written scripts, one in PHP and one in Perl, will run no faster than each other.

Oh, and there is no true speed difference between Flat Files and MySQL. Tests have shown that each are faster under certain circumstances, but even then nothing that the user would notice. If a condition is set, MySQL's quicker, but if no condition is set then Flat Files are quicker. As I said, the speed differences though aren't enough to notice.