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Thanks Joe and to everyone who responded. I guess I'll go with PHP for now. Like I have time to learn yet another technology! :-) I long for the day in the future when everyone is wearing the same silver jumpsuit with a big "V" on the front, and eating soylent blue (not solyent green though...that one is just too distasteful to contemplate) and where thinking for a living is no longer required. At that point I may be able to actually sit down on a Sunday afternoon and watch a football game instead of having to work on my computer again. -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:00 AM To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' Subject: RE: Python or PHP > From: Shannon O'Donnell > > I have a need to create a few basic web pages (i.e., an input form or two) > and tie them into a MySQL database. This will be on a unix platform. I > have been told that my options are to use either Python or PHP. The first question is WHY is Python or PHP the only choice? Apache/Tomcat is available for pretty much any *nix platform, which means you can run JSP/servlets. If the answer is "because they want it that way," then it's time to hit the 'Net. There are approximately 7.2 gillion websites with PHP information, and not a small number with Python. While Python is said to be easier than PHP, PHP is far more established, including it's own domain. Check out PHP.net, and specifically their tutorial: http://us2.php.net/tut.php For Python, it's primary page is python.org, with a ton of documentation including a tutorial. Joe
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