Ade

Yeah, I mean i cannot think of anything that PHP wouldn't be able to manage in the context of a VLE. Almost seems too easy, something to think about when I graduate

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Sane

One thing to say or know, a completely other to actually do.

I'm like the backwards of that. I know very little compared to what I can do. Haha. I need more education. >_<

Good luck with your cousin's project. Hope to hear of its progress. Maybe you could get in to the scene yourself. Later.

Booooze

Java can be used with servers and databases, it's usually for real time usage. PHP is slightly delayed in a way compared to Java. When you say PHP seems kind of weak compared to C++, remember that they are used for two very diiferent things. The project your looking at, could be done in either PHP or Java, but would be best written in PHP w/MYSQL. Depending on what functions you want the program to perform, depends on what language you woudl choose. As said, Java needs the runtime, whereas php is all server side. Unless there is something you need that can't be done in PHP, then there would be no reason to do this in Java. Anyways, Have fun

Ade

What about the stuff that Miscrosoft produced like the .net stuff? Someone suggested that is the best way to produce an LMS in one of the paper i read after googling.

I am completly clueless when it comes to this subject (you may be able to tell)

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Sane

Erm. I don't see how that would apply effectively to the concepts we are discussing. Would you mind sharing this article?

lectricpharaoh

Not entirely accurate. Yes, Java is usually used for client-side stuff, particularly applets, but you can use it for server-side code in the form of JSP, and I expect the popularity will grow as Sun pushes Java, and as more web servers add support.

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Dameon

PHP and MySQL would probably be a good bet.

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Sane

Oops, I kept saying plugin when I meant applet. :o

And when I said "for use on the internet", I was referring to applets.

Infinite Recursion

I agree that PHP with MySQL would be the best method. Javascript would also come into play more than likely... CSS, DHTML would be a good add-in also.

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Booooze

There's no doubt that PHP is the language of choice for this project. As for .NET, you would be using Asp.Net, or have to do somethign like C# web programming. I'm not entirley sure how it all fits together, as I don't do web programming with .NET. #1 reason why is because if you do, you are basicly stuck using IIS as a web server, meaning you will have to be running windows as a server, which I personally don't like. Why do it in Asp, have to run a unsecure server app, on a unsecure OS, and have to pay for it all, when you can do it in PHP for free, on a secure linux server. Little more work, but it's worth it in the long run. Let alone, if it's in asp, anything other than IE will have some problems running it.