Should I use PHP or Java to communicate with a mySQL database?

Question

I'm starting my own retail business and I wanted to create the customer database and front-end myself. The information will be strictly for internal usage. I'll be using mySQL for the database but I was wondering the pros and cons of using Java vs PHP (or both!). The database content will be names, phone numbers, and photos of clients... pretty basic. Security is a high priority. Thoughts?

Answer 1

Whichever you use, you will need to communicate with the database via SQL.  I'm am not sure if either can autogenerate SQL commands, but I doubt it, I think you have to embed them in the code.

XML is used to feed different datafields into specific parts of a form/webpage.

So your task is a bit more complicated than you might think.

You might consider ACCESS as the back end, unless your custemer base expands to the hundreds of thousands.  It''s much simpler to use and I bet that they've added a lot of web features to it lately (I haven't used it for a while).  

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Sorry, nevermind

Answer 4

Using Java made my life Easier. I was able to communicate with the whole world with it. PHP I never used. My best bet is to stick with java.