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akhildoegar
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Is PHP the best for my requirements?

Post by akhildoegar »

hi

i have a database, which i need to access using a web service.
There will be some manupalations for the database, everytime it is accessed.

Also after some comparisions with the values in the database, messages need to be sent out.

The project needs to scale about 300 concurrent users. ANd also i am time constrained.

Wat wold be the best for me. PHP? or some other framework like J2EE or .NET

thanks
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What is your coding experience in?

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Post by akhildoegar »

java and very basic php. but im also looking for a quick solution.

my main concerns are:

1)will php scale to that kinda volume?

2)how much will i have to worry about concurrency control and other backend issues.

3)security is not that big an issue, as its on the local intranet. but i wud want local accountability features.
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Post by nielsene »

PHP scales as well as the other techs you list. Remember that dealing with that kind of volume will depend more on your web-server's speed/memory than what language your pages are in.

Most concurrency issues should be handled by your database, so again the choice of languange doesn't matter.

If you're time limited and more familiar with Java, then I would say stick with Java, but PHP can handle everything your asking for.
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