Which is the best?

[akhileshbc]

I am developing a website in asp. It contains forums, shoutbox and many. So, i want to ask you, which is the best database to use. It should be powerful, easy to create, etc.

[GaryMazzone]

Powerfull and easy don't always work together in a requirement.

[Jenner]

If it's in ASP, I'd say go with Microsoft SQL Server.

[Hack]

What kind of a budget do you have?

[akhileshbc]

First of all, thanks for replying guys..

Powerfull and easy don't always work together in a requirement.

I am a beginner in database section. Only gone through MS Access.

If it's in ASP, I'd say go with Microsoft SQL Server.

Thanks..

What kind of a budget do you have?

There is no budget for doing this. Because most of all the database development platforms are here with my uncle. I am trying to study one of them to implement in my website. My website may contain a forum(like VBForums), shoutbox, lots of information about my customers, newsletter management, etc.etc.. I am trying to create a perfect website for my small company.

I want to know which is the database development platform, which is robust, easy to create and maintain, powerful(because there may be many visitors), fast, and the best of all. So that, I can begin learning them to create my website...

-Thanks again
Akhilesh

[Hack]

What would be you storing in the database?

[akhileshbc]

Registration data, member details, forum data, shoutbox data, conversation between my clients, etc

[Hack]

Registration data, member details, forum data, shoutbox data, conversation between my clients, etc

I have no clue what "shoutbox" data is but I'm guessing conversation is referring to a "chat" section that you want to create?

Why would you be saving chat?

I say "Hello akhileshbc"
You say "Hello Hack"
I say "How are things?"
You say "Fine"

Why would you want to store that meaningless drivel in a database table?

[akhileshbc]

How else? oh! Saving it Inside a text file. never mind. My idea is a suggestion box, where any user can say their suggestion about the website without any difficulties . Just an idea
What about the database?

[akhileshbc]

Hack, I had copied one of your code posted in another thread (hook function - to prevent right click), for one of my submission.(see my signature - blocking cut, copy & paste for textbox). Do you have any problems
i forgot 2 ask u permission

[Hack]

MS SQL Server

[Kasracer]

MS SQL or MySQL would be fine though, if possible, I'd stay away from ASP. Go with a more modern language such as ASP.Net or PHP.

[akhileshbc]

What kind of database is this vbforum using. Because it is now storing about of lacks of records

[akhileshbc]

I am using asp, because it resembles more to vb6

[Hack]

Hack, I had copied one of your code posted in another thread (hook function - to prevent right click), for one of my submission.(see my signature - blocking cut, copy & paste for textbox). Do you have any problems
i forgot 2 ask u permission

You don't need my permission. If it is posted, it is free for all to use.

[akhileshbc]

You don't need my permission. If it is posted, it is free for all to use.

Thanks yaar..

[mendhak]

I am using asp, because it resembles more to vb6

But that isn't necessarily a good idea. You're trying to make the "next great forum" but using a dead technology. For the sake of future maintenance, it's best that you move on to something that is alive and kicking right now. PHP, ASP.NET.

[akhileshbc]

Which one is easy 2 learn, php or asp.Net?

[Davadvice]

not wanting to hijack here but i'm looking at doing a small PHP project and would also be intrested in the answer to the above.

it may direct me to ASP.Net. as i know VB i thought it be a good idea to go with PHP for the sheer chalenge although i know very little about .net syntax either.

on a side note does anyone have a good dedicated reference for PHP?

regards and sorry for the slight hijack AK.

David

[techgnome]

as for a PHP reference, nothing (much) beats http://www.php.net .. just click on the documentation link.

As for which one is "better" ... that's subjective and depends. If you are going to be running on an IIS server, the ASP.NET.... if it's a Linux server running Apache or something, then PHP might be the way to go. So the first thing I'd do is contact the web host and find out what they support and go from there.

-tg

[akhileshbc]

I am trying to host my website in manashosting.com webserver..

[techgnome]

That doesn't mean anything.... they offer both kinds of servers (Windows with IIS and Linux-presumably with Apache or something comparable.)

At any rate, checking their packages, it looks like the offer both ASP, ASP.NET(1.0,1.1,2.0) and PHP ... so, it comes down to which do you want to work with?

-tg

[mendhak]

What technology are you more familiar with? If you know VB6/VB.NET, then you could pick up ASP.NET easily. If you know... er... PHP, then you can pick up PHP.

[akhileshbc]

I know vb6. But don't know vb.Net

[Davadvice]

I've Decided to go down the PHP route, seems similar to Java with the syntax and operators, I coded with Java years ago in college and never realy got it, however now having an understanding of objects, properties and how a program operates line by line Or Not thanks to the VB debuger i hope i can get my head round php this time and maybe even do some Javascript for client side.

when i say similar i mean it aint like VB at all and i can relate to using the semi colons and the squgly brackets ect. Please note i have briefly looked at php code so far and this is my first impression.

for ref : http://www.webdeveloper.com/ also part of the Jupiter media group so trustworthy.

I found this helpfull.

regards

David

[akhileshbc]

Thanks david