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PHP

Posted by Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
10,720 Points

PHP OR DATABASE?

HI everyone, I really confused about use PHP or database foundation to make feature "discussion forum" on my website, unlike blog , forum ask Q is included on it. Do we required to make a database for discussion table for it? thanks

2 Answers

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

I think you would use both. PHP is the back end language that would do the processing work for your forum and the forum posts would be stored in the database. You want to learn PHP first, then use PHP to access your database.

Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
10,720 Points
Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
Nurul Eka Fitriany Hilal
10,720 Points

thank you , it's very comprehensive answers Ted Sumner

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You are welcome.