what would i need?

halima

hey, new here. need to develop an online system. just would like some opinions. i want to use php as a server script....but what would be the best database system to use and which browser scripting should i use???? thanks...

devinemke

Originally posted by halima
...need to develop an online system...

...that does what exactly?

halima

hi, my system is suppose to help university students plan their degree or diploma's in a way , where the system advices them on what combination of subjects can be taken in order to finish the diploma or degree programme earlier then stipulated time suggested by the university. its suppose to be a knowledge based system- more like an intelligent system....but i am trying to make it an online information system. what do u think? its my final year project.

Roger_Ramjet

Well, the knowledge-based part would boil down to a rule-based system. Units have pre-requisites, carry course credits, the degree requires x credits, certain subject combinations are mutually inclusive/exclusive, that sort of thing. Calling that 'intelligent' is stretching things.

Backend db depends on what you have available: PHP can talk to all but the most obscure.

Browser scripting: well what do you think it will be? Cobol?

halima

i am learning oracle8i at uni currently, but looks like there is more support online for MySQL with php....for browser scripting, probably html and java script. is that ok? what do u think of java server pages?

Roger_Ramjet

Yes, mysql is very well integrated into aoache and php, and there are lots of resourecs on the web. Use it if it is readily available to you.

Of course it will be html and javascript if you are using PHP. Personally, I think that java is overkill for most web apps, which are after all data presentation systems for the most part.

halima

thanks for the advice! hope this system works out...