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ASP, PHP,JSP
& Databases (Active Server Pages, Hypertext Preprocessor,
Java Server Pages) are HTML or XHTML based web pages that
implement a scripting language such as VisualBasicScript
(Microsoft Language) PHP or JSP as a means of accessing
database information or utilizing functions that are built
into the hosting server. Scripting languages are used for
ecommerce sites, data driven web portals, web based applications
and any time an advanced server function is needed. The
type of database that is used for these applications depends
on the needs of the site owner. If your site is hosted on
a Windows server, Microsoft Access can be used for many general
purpose and low traffic sites or MS SQL for medium to very
large, high traffic sites. Applications for Unix or Linux
server environments utilize MySQL or PostGreSQL databases
for small to large data driven sites and Oracle or DB2 for
very large Enterprise server applications. Unless you are
hosting your site on a personal server you won't need to
buy your own database server. Usually the database type
is determined by the hosting service that one chooses to
host their site. So, as you can see, choosing a web programmer,
hosting service and database type can be a complicated balancing
act. Most often the scripting language, database and host
are determined based on the needs of the client and the
experience and skills of the developer . |
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