File Sharing and Revision Tracking

[Jack]

Originally posted by M. Krass
I've had suggestions for PHP and Flash. I don't know the difference, really, except that PHP is likely all words and semi-colons, and Flash uses pictures.

hehe.. well yes.. you got that corect!

If you think that flash and php are exclusive, they aren't. Let me give you (and others who don't know) a two sentence overview of the two.

PHP: This is what is known as a server side script. If you notice, all the pages here on cd have a .php for the the file name. What php allows you to do is generate dynamic content. It can query info from a database, handle files, and do a million other things. In the end, the php file will output the final source code to the browser - this is what the end users sees.

Flash: This is the "front end" of a site. While parts can be dynamic (say a menu bar using a xml file for it's buttions), it's nothing like php. Personally, a little flash is nice. But, an enitre flash site is harder to maintain, requires a fast connection, and won't work in some older browsers. You're still going to want most of your site to be html.

My $.02