 Free PHP for simple home pages
and advanced web sites
ObjectLabs IT
consultants offer development of low cost homepages as well as advanced web
sites using PHP. PHP was a tool for
building home pages with relatively simple functionality. However,
it has developed into one of the fastest and most advanced
tools for large web sites. Contrary to other languages for web development
like ASP and Java, PHP is specially made for the web. This language
includes object oriented programming and good integration with various
database systems. PHP executes quickly and takes high traffic loads. Security
is excellent, with easy management. PHP may be used both on Linux, Windows
and other platforms. Web sites with PHP may exchange data with other sites
built with other technologies by way of XML. PHP is today employed for
large,business
critical systems like for instance internet
stock trading. More on PHP.
Free MySQL database for
fast data accessMySQL is
a very fast DBMS for storage and retrieval of data. If, for instance, an
internet user fills out a form, then it is natural to store the content in a database.
The stored data may at a later time be retrieved and used for automatic e-mails
to that user. Database content will also often be merged into web pages,
and also determine the functionality and layout of the page. PHP often
utilises MySQL databases for this. MySQL is suitable for small and medium
sized databases. If MySQL is based on Linux, it will take large databases
with high traffic. More on MySQL.
PHP and MySQL are open source solutions
PHP, MySQL and
Linux are free open source tools. Apache is commonly used as the
webserver . This combination allows for a very fast web service. Source code
for all open source tools is freely available. The same is valid fora
number of applications and libraries for PHP and MySQL. Needed support may
be bought from many competing suppliers. A web site developed with PHP og MySQL
may easily be placed and operated at any internet service provider. As this software is for free, this is normally
the most cost effective webhosting available. More on Open
Source and Linux. |