[merged]What is PHP, MySQL , Please give a detaild information

[aditya.shevade]

Hi

Can anyone please tell me what is MySQL and PHP?

Why can't I install phpbb in IE7? Can anyone tell me how to install it? Is something (some kind of software..?) needed for it to run? How can I upload that on my website (I have a website on googlepages) and make sure that only those wom I want will be able to post there? (Using a password maybe..).

Please help me.

Aditya

[Pathik]

phpBB is a forum script ..it cant be installed in a browser....
u need a host wich supports php,mysql etc..
like 6te.net

phpBB is a forum script ..it cant be installed in a browser....
u need a host wich supports php,mysql etc..
like 6te.net...
also 1c u install the forum u get the admin rights using wich u can set passwds and all

[aditya.shevade]

Hi

How can I know if google pages supports the php,mysql? If yes then how can I upload the script (the forum pakage) there on my site?

Aditya

[Pathik]

google pages is jus html hosting.... u cant upload much there...
u can upload the forum script using ftp or http file managers...

[mediator]

No there's nothing to laugh........no body is born genius!!
Mysql is a backend to run sql queries and store data and php as a powerful scriptng language lke u have javascriot and asp etc.
php and mysql is a powerful combination to host database websites. well this whole digit forum is based on php donno abt the backend. It can be mysql,postgresql or oracle anything!!

[sakumar79]

PHP is a server-side scripting language that lets you generate dynamic HTML content. It has a C-like format with lots of inbuilt functions that make it specialised for such situations. Another such server-side scripting language is ASP which is developped and marketed by Microsoft for Windows. PHP on the otherhand is opensource and is cross-platform compatible (it will run on Windows, Linux, etc). PHP is available at http://www.php.net

MySQL is a SQL Database software... SQL stands for Structured Query Language - it consists of a series of commands that all compatible software (such as MySQL, miniSQL, PostgreSQL) must contain... For instance, there are commands to retrieve data, filter it, sort it, add/delete data, etc. By making all the software retain the same commands and format, it is easier for programs from PHP, etc to migrate from one database server to another if the need arises. You can find MySQL at http://www.mysql.com

Arun

[mehulved]

You can read a bit more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysql and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Php
And yes you can install mysql and php on your computer.
If you want to learn more try out something like WAMP or Apache2Triad or XAMPP.

[kalpik]

@mediator: The backend digit uses is MySQL only. PHP+MySQL is the best combo.

[aditya.shevade]

Thank you everyone that helped me alot.

[birbal]

If you want to install PHPBB on your pc & then you can download software called Appserv from http://www.appservnetwork.com/ which will install PHP & Mysql on your PC if you have XP as OS.
Then you will able to install & test PHPBB in your local PC

It has nothing to do with IE7