I have a question that includes a need of an explaination of each of the listed languages. On the web, what are each of these good for? Perl PHP ASP Coldfusion.... Which is best to learn. I'm thinking about putting some time into learning PHP. Is this a good idea. I'm really looking into be able to build interactive websites, examples would be like youtube, myspace, facebook, with the capabilities of a sites search engine like google. What would you guys recommend.
As far as i know, PHP/Ruby is used universally for creating websites/blogs/forums JSP/ASP is preferred by banks in general for creating sites, for more security. I'm not sure about the other 2.
I would suggest learning PHP if you are looking to develop websites like youtube, myspace, facebook etc, I am assuming you do not want to create your own script initially but be in a position to edit pre made scripts such as social media, ostube and the rest that are out there (some are free others cost). Most of these pre made scripts are PHP/MySQL driven so if you take the time to learn PHP you could use these scripts as a learning curve to developing your own at a later stage.
Every server side language is used for the exact same purpose, to process requests. That said, PHP is probably the easiest of the bunch, though not necessarily the best choice. PHP or Rails.
Sometimes PHP can be the best choice, but it depends strictly on the project and needs at hand. Generally speaking, if you're not sure where your script gona end up, PHP covers the most possible grounds as being compatible with even shared hosts (as not all let you execute binaries or perl scripts). Followed by ASP since you can get a windows hosting package from a good number of hosts. Out of bunch Cold Fusion is the least likely to find a home unless it's yours or a specific client. Generally speaking, if you're not looking to spend additional money to get windows hosting or a cold fusion capable server, then PHP is the route to go if you just want to be able to script for just about any hosting plan you have.
Perl is good for you, if the running time is important. You can write really fast algorithms in Perl (or maybe in Python).
i think u shd go for PHP ,now a days its most commonly used for developing website,,using php and mysql u kn make ur website catchy.