Hi, Apologies in advance if this thread has been posted in the wrong place. I'm interested in learning php/MySQL and ASP and want to ask whether or not ASP is similar to php and if it's generally considered better to have a go at learning php prior to learning ASP. Regarding ASP web-sites is the language ASP.net or ASP (not sure if there's a difference)?. Also can ASP or ASP.net web-sites be written locally and hosted locally for testing purposes prior to FTP'ing to web-space?. Can anyone recommend any good books for newbies who are wanting a crash course study of php/MySQL and ASP?. Thank you. Best Regards.