Can php make your site look and feel better? why or why not? And, what are the things you can do with it? I use php only for includes and the if else/elseif.
To me, PHP is just like another platform that we can use to develop our website. I think it got nothing to do with how to get our site better. If you want to get this done, please concentrate on your graphic. This is my advise. Thanks
No doubt. PHP makes my websites so colorful (I can plug anything I want and I can manipulate anything in it. I can build any full dinamic websites with it.
Can you give me some examples? I'm deciding whether or not to finish learning All there is to learn about php.
PHP has nothing to do with "look and feel". If you are referring to the "design" and usability, the two areas are programming-language independent.
Yes I know that, but what i meant by that was the interactivity of php. I only see php useful in forms like login and email forms.
PHP makes everything easier, if it's implemented correctly. It takes care of updates, posting new content, managing everything with a database instead of in files, and generally makes life a whole lot easier when it comes to maintain a large website. As you've already stated, php basics like include() and if/else-statements are good for several things - other things it can be used for is browser-checking, form-verification, database-management (insert,update,delete, etc.), vary images and CSS given certain conditions, power apps like forum-engines and blogs, process and manipulate images etc. etc. etc. If you use PHP together with proper HTML & CSS, and throw some advanced javascript in there too, you have more or less everything you need to make whatever you would want on the web.
I love PHP, you can make your site look however you want and even better, run it on linux / apache or windows / iis... linux being the better IMNSHO. Also, it works in almost all browsers, unlike so M$ stuff we all know.
Better in website function ? Absolutely yes !! I can make member system in my website, make a scheduled newsletter to send to my member, etc.. better in looks ? yes, why not ? You can change image to show by day (just as an example)..
php is server side.. it doesnt make your site look any different...however php just like any other server side language such as ASP, JSP, Perl makes your site dynamic and definitely adds to your site