Which language is required to set up a web application? i saw that most of the facebook applications are developed on php so i also want to create a social networking application so i wanna know which language is suitable for social networking application PHP or DOT NET. f
Required ? I'm sure that someone can create a social networking site even with JavaScript ( only ) .. The other question is - how easy it will be ? Anyway, PHP is the right /tool/ to look at .. Pretty easy and powerful language ( if you know what you are doing ) !
PHP is best for this kind of application following benefits of PHP 1) Easy to develope. 2) Cheap hosting 3) Cheap programmer available (cost) 4) easy to handle 5) many open source script available (Free) 6) paid script available just install and run your social networking site. Regards InnovateWebs "Committed To Quality "
Facebook applications are written mostly in PHP, but facebook itself is also written in PHP. They have a huge farm of servers running memcached to distribute the load, it's pretty neat. If anyone is interested, here's a good summary of what they do to scale with PHP.
Well, any server-side language will do: PHP, .NET, Ruby, Java etc... One recommendation: no matter what language you use, be sure to choose some quality framework (MVC preferably). It will help you maintain your application in the future and provide you with powerful solutions out of box. JavaScript is used to enhance websites client-side (it runs inside your web browser). It makes your websites more user friendly and more attractive (AJAX, numerous form enhancements, auto-complete and some other interesting stuff).