Originally Posted by
Westech
PHP is a server-side scripting language that you would use to put dynamic features into your webpages such as visitor counters, voting, allowing visitors to post comments, etc. As an example, this forum we're posting to right now was written in PHP.
Java is a language used for writing applications to run on a local computer. As an example, someone could write a web browser application or a word processor application using Java.
I recommend that if you're interested in building dynamic webpages you start out with PHP, and if you're interested in writing application programs you start out with C or Java.
The syntax used in all three languages (PHP, C, and Java)is somewhat similar, so once you've learned one you'll have an easier time learning the others if you ever decide to.
Good luck!
Bookmarks