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Why do you need PHP?

by IMDESTROYER Banned
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the question is really why do you need a database driven website?

What do you do that allows you to benefit from this?
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanGillam
    The fact that I can update content easily without editing HTML Source code and the fact that almost anybody is able to get to grips with a well-designed database-driven website. I change up my sites a lot, if it was purely static then it would suck!
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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

    the question is really why do you need a database driven website?

    What do you do that allows you to benefit from this?
    If you can't answer that for yourself, then you don't need one
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  • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
    I started going into detail about a few simple things that php does well. After a bit I thought I might as well put up a page about it. Here it is.

    The simple advantages of php.

    This is not the sophisticated stuff that uses databases. It's just about includes which have advantages for simple html type sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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      Originally Posted by Lloyd Buchinski View Post

      I started going into detail about a few simple things that php does well. After a bit I thought I might as well put up a page about it. Here it is.

      The simple advantages of php.

      This is not the sophisticated stuff that uses databases. It's just about includes which have advantages for simple html type sites.
      does havign a database protect more from gettign hacked?
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      • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
        Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

        does havign a database protect more from gettign hacked?
        No, Not at all...
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        • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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          Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

          No, Not at all...
          If you dont mind, would you care for a brief explanation.
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          • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
            Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

            If you dont mind, would you care for a brief explanation.
            No. Because I consider the type of generic questions as you started this thread... a useless exercise and wasting everybody's time.

            This is not the place to discuss some general philosophical issues of the website languages and/or techniques. Like html or data-driven (which, fyi, can be not only php...) - pros and cons etc.

            Other than that - see Steve's reply above
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      • Profile picture of the author Brandon Tanner
        Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

        does havign a database protect more from gettign hacked?
        In fact, having a poorly coded script / database actually increases your chances of getting hacked. So make sure you always take the necessary security precautions to minimize the chances of that happening.

        Google "MySQL injections" and "cross-site scripting".
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