what we can do using php ?

chaitenyay

This is chaitenya yadav

can any one tell me what we can do using PHP except web development.

in othere word i want to know the scope of php.

thnx in advance

chaitenya yadav

sarahk

PHP is a programming language that outputs text.

The most common type of text to output is HTML to be used in webdevelopment

But PHP can output images and .pdf, .doc, .xls files

Anything that is an interpreted text string.

What kind of uses are you thinking of?

chaitenyay

sarahk wrote:
PHP is a programming language that outputs text.

The most common type of text to output is HTML to be used in webdevelopment

But PHP can output images and .pdf, .doc, .xls files

Anything that is an interpreted text string.

What kind of uses are you thinking of?

ya but i want to know can using php we can develop application and games and other thinngs

Staggy11

You can certainly create games. There are some fantastic php games out there (Urband Dead and Ogame to name a few).

As for applications, it depends what you mean by application.

sarahk

Well, Staggy, he says he doesn't want to do it on the web!

I wonder if he's seen some of the cool drag and drop stuff you can do with web2.0 and scripts like http://script.aculo.us/ - if you're interested they have it working well at squidoo and zoints. chaitenyay just needs to take it to the next level 😉

FWIW: web2.0 is just a buzzword for a style of application development - under the bonnet it might be PHP, ASP, Java, whatever. Once it gets to the desktop the serverside language is irrelevant.

Staggy11

Sorry, when he said web development, I assumed that he meant making a dynamic web site.

sarahk

Sorry staggy, I was being sarcastic. We're both in the dark here!

We'll need to wait for chaitenyay to come back and tell us exactly what he's trying to do. Perhaps he has a brilliant plan up his sleeve and doesn't want to let the cat out of the bag 😉

chaitenyay

hi Sarahk and Staggy11

frd's at present i m working as web developer on PHP & Mysql platform , in a india based company.
frd's i want to know that except web development what we can do using php.

can we develop templates, or communication application such as Yahoo Messenger etc.?
can we develop game for internet user.?
can we implement any data mining algorithm.?
can we interact with hardware using PHP?

Staggy11

As I said, it is possible to create an online game, but not things like FPS's. That would require Flash as well, although you can integrate the two.

I'm not sure about interacting with hardware.

Data mining algorithm....I really dont know. Sarahk might.

I'm not sure about comunications applications. Forums can be coded with php (and usually are) but thats the limit of my knowledge.

Hope I've helped!

thorpe

communication application such as Yahoo Messenger etc.?

yes... client server applications can be built using php.

can we develop game for internet user.?

Yes. Allready been answered.

can we implement any data mining algorithm.?

Yes.

can we interact with hardware using PHP?

Depends what you meen. At some point, at a higher level, the interaction between a user and a webpage requires hardware (mouse / keyboard) interaction. I assume your talking lower level stuff. it really depnds on what you want to do....

Dont forget php is open source, so if there is something it cant do out of the box, you can always extend it.

sarahk

chaitenyay wrote:
frd's at present i m working as web developer on PHP & Mysql platform

Wow, somebody employed you when you didn't know that basic stuff?

As for interaction with hardware - I'd have to say No. It's on a server at location x - it spits out stuff. Browsers are coded to not let the "stuff" breach certain security rules.

So you'd need some other sort of listening device that had it's own security rules.

Have you seen these sites: http://www.watching-grass-grow.com/ and http://www.watching-paint-dry.com/

The guy who runs the site does stunts to raise awareness for a medical charity where you can turn appliances on and off. At Xmas you can control the lights that Americans love to cover their houses with. Wierd but very effective use of technology.

thorpe

As for interaction with hardware - I'd have to say No. It's on a server at location x - it spits out stuff. Browsers are coded to not let the "stuff" breach certain security rules.

Shows what you know. Php does not have to be restricted to server-side programing. Hell, you can build desktop apps with php-gtk if your that way inclined.