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PHP

Chen Sun
Chen Sun
3,247 Points
Posted by Chen Sun
Chen Sun
3,247 Points

I want to build a forum like treehouse forum in my website, which kind of language is the most suitable one? PHP?

the forum doesn't have to be so fancy, just wanna be user-friendly and has a well-rounded neat outfit like treehouse forum, so what languages should be involved in the developing process?

1 Answer

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Whichever one you're most comfortable in. This forum is running on Ruby on Rails. Most forums that you find on subjects or topics run on PHP. Python could do it too.

I know almost nothing about the likes on Node, Angular, etc, but I bet a forum could be built on those languages too.

Chen Sun
Chen Sun
3,247 Points
Chen Sun
Chen Sun
3,247 Points

thanks, but could you tell me why treehouse use particularly Ruby on rails for this forum instead the most common one PHP?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

No I can't. That was a decision they made for whatever reason when they first founded the site. It was probably more about preference than it was about the actual language itself.

I like to throw out this little stat. Facebook is built on PHP, Twitter is on Ruby on Rails, and Youtube is Python ran.