Programming Forums > Web Development and Design > PHP

hmichaels · Jun 15th, 2005, 4:05 PM

Besides HTML, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to modern web design. I have been searching through this forum, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for. Which programming language would you reccommend for implimenting a search engine into a website? I am in the process of creating a rather large website, and a search engine is vital.

Also, with sites like MySpace, how is the whole messaging other users/users having their own inbox etc. achieved? It baffles me, and it's overwhelming, but I'm sure some of you guys look at it and know exactly what's going on. Care to shed a little light on it for me?

Any replies would be great, because I haven't really got a clue what I'm doing at the minute. Thanks.

Ooble · Jun 15th, 2005, 5:07 PM

Well, Google uses PHP, Python and Perl to do most of their stuff - check 'em out, and pick one. MSN uses ASP, but that's because Microsoft created the language. Most forums (such as this one, for example) and blogs use PHP.

kurifu · Jun 15th, 2005, 9:24 PM

Is it safe to say yet that Google has officially downloaded the internet? lol.

dmorales · Jun 15th, 2005, 11:48 PM

try php.

It's pretty easy to pick up the basics.

then learn a sql language. (what I really need to do) :p And when I mean learn it, I mean learn how to use it with programming languages, and in detail because you'll need for databases which handle the kind of stuff your wanting to do.

oh and you might want to look at xhtml and css.

I'm new myself to this stuff but if you got any questions feel free ask I'll do my best to answer, or I'll just take the easy way and say...GOOGLE!

Berto · Jun 16th, 2005, 3:48 AM

ask here but google is always you friend.

BlazingWolf · Jun 16th, 2005, 8:34 PM

A desktop program would be best for spidering the web as you would need to do for your search engine.

If you decide to learn PHP which I recommend. Don't use the PHP manual. It's a bad teaching tool. Find some tutorials with google and get to understand the basic structures of the langauge and then you can start using the PHP manual. You will find it to be one of your best friends.

crawforddavid2006 · Jun 16th, 2005, 11:19 PM

How can i have a login in screen on my web page for different users. I need it so that I can put things on my site that can only be accessed by people who have logged in.

P.S.
I am not very good at understanding complicated things so try to make it kind of simple.

uman · Jun 16th, 2005, 11:35 PM

Ask this question in a separate thread, please.

Berto · Jun 17th, 2005, 3:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uman

Ask this question in a separate thread, please.

yes as uman said dont hijack others threads

hmichaels · Jun 17th, 2005, 5:14 PM

Thanks for the replies, everyone! I've began some PHP learning via websites at this point, I might buy a book on it. Thanks for the help offer, dmorales, if I get stuck I'll certainly take up your offer!

Thanks again.

Jun 15th, 2005, 4:05 PM	#1
hmichaels Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	General web-programming question ^_^ Besides HTML, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to modern web design. I have been searching through this forum, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for. Which programming language would you reccommend for implimenting a search engine into a website? I am in the process of creating a rather large website, and a search engine is vital. Also, with sites like MySpace, how is the whole messaging other users/users having their own inbox etc. achieved? It baffles me, and it's overwhelming, but I'm sure some of you guys look at it and know exactly what's going on. Care to shed a little light on it for me? Any replies would be great, because I haven't really got a clue what I'm doing at the minute. Thanks.

Jun 15th, 2005, 5:07 PM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Well, Google uses PHP, Python and Perl to do most of their stuff - check 'em out, and pick one. MSN uses ASP, but that's because Microsoft created the language. Most forums (such as this one, for example) and blogs use PHP. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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kurifu Expert Programmer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) Posts: 784 Rep Power: 5	Is it safe to say yet that Google has officially downloaded the internet? lol. __________________ Clifford Matthew Roche <geek@cliffordroche.com> Web Hosting: http://www.crd-hosting.com Consulting: http://www.crdev-consulting.com

Jun 15th, 2005, 11:48 PM	#4
dmorales Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 74 Rep Power: 4	try php. It's pretty easy to pick up the basics. then learn a sql language. (what I really need to do) :p And when I mean learn it, I mean learn how to use it with programming languages, and in detail because you'll need for databases which handle the kind of stuff your wanting to do. oh and you might want to look at xhtml and css. I'm new myself to this stuff but if you got any questions feel free ask I'll do my best to answer, or I'll just take the easy way and say...GOOGLE! __________________ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...

Jun 16th, 2005, 3:48 AM	#5
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 6	ask here but google is always you friend. __________________ "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

Jun 16th, 2005, 8:34 PM	#6
BlazingWolf Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 207 Rep Power: 5	A desktop program would be best for spidering the web as you would need to do for your search engine. If you decide to learn PHP which I recommend. Don't use the PHP manual. It's a bad teaching tool. Find some tutorials with google and get to understand the basic structures of the langauge and then you can start using the PHP manual. You will find it to be one of your best friends. __________________ _______________________________ BlazingWolf

Jun 16th, 2005, 11:19 PM	#7
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 597 Rep Power: 0	How can i have a login in screen on my web page for different users. I need it so that I can put things on my site that can only be accessed by people who have logged in. P.S. I am not very good at understanding complicated things so try to make it kind of simple.

Jun 16th, 2005, 11:35 PM	#8
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	Ask this question in a separate thread, please.

Jun 17th, 2005, 5:14 PM	#10
hmichaels Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Thanks! Thanks for the replies, everyone! I've began some PHP learning via websites at this point, I might buy a book on it. Thanks for the help offer, dmorales, if I get stuck I'll certainly take up your offer! Thanks again.

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