PHP issues

[Anon]

We are planning in developing our new system using PHP/MYSQL running under linux.

The older system was client/server developed with VB and access.

One of the main functions of the system is the generation of reports .

So, this is my first question : How php deals with the generation of reports ?

Can I use Crystal Reports under linux or does PHP have native suport to another kind of report maker?

I know a little about ASP and one of the advantages I see in developing in that language is that we can encapsulate our code into components(dll´s) and just call them in the ASP code.

Can I do something similar in PHP ?

Hope you can help me on this.
Thanks in advance

Raphael

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PHP is designed to power websites, not to run client-server applications.

PHP will talk to nearly any database you can imagine, so if you can get your crystal reports (blegh) to talk to a database, so can PHP.

PHP also supports DLL's to a degree, but again, PHP is for websites, and it comes with so many functions that you never really nee extra functions.