What is the most popular programming language for building websites?

Question

What is the most popular programming language for building websites?

Answer 1

php

Answer 2

The most common language is html.

Although plain html get's a little out of date and get's replaced with xhtml.

Basicly this is html made compatible with xml.

The advantage is that an xhtml document has better code, can be made compatible to more devices and is much more dynamic.

To build really dynamic sites, you need AJAX. A mix of xhtml, javascript, and xml.

To write really dynamic websites that use variable data (such as product catalogues etc.) you need a serversite language like PHP.

with PHP you can build the (x)html code dynamically and get data from a database. Now you can make a small framework that holds only the layout and use the serverside language to add the content.

This is what a lot of CMS (Content management )systems  use.

What you see on screen is mostly (x)html however.

For multimedia content, you can use adobe flash.

Answer 3

It really depends on what type of site you're trying to create and its functionality.

For example:

If you will have no user interaction and the site's main purpose is to provide information, then plain HTML will do the trick.

Now, if there will be any kind of user interaction, such as a shopping cart or user accounts linking or something linking to a database, then PHP is very good for this.

A great example of PHP is facebook.com. The entire site is programmed in PHP and does an excellent job of keeping track of the small things.

Of course, then there are sites programmed entirely in flash. You could use Adobe Flash. This is a phenomenal piece of software allowing you to create entire websites in flash.

Answer 4

it's PHP caz it's open source.