PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be
embedded into HTML.
Unlike FileMaker, PHP is free to deploy and most ISP's offer PHP hosting using MySQL. The
disadvantage
of PHP is that unlike AppleScript, Cocoa, or Java, it is mostly only useful in a web browser. It also does not have the
full object-oriented programming style of Java, which is better suited to larger, more complex sites.
When to Use PHP
We typically recommend using PHP for small to medium-sized projects that need to be hosted by
a third party vendor. Some examples would be customer service forms or inquiry pages, surveys, and contact
management solutions.
