[UPHPU] Purpose behind PHP

[Nathan Lane]

Right, and so maybe I'm not being clear as to what I'm thinking.  Here's my
current application framework for my web application:

XHTML ---> JavaScript (AJAX) ---> PHP (like a web service) --->
MySQL/XML/etc.

At the top level, where my XHTML is, Is there a reason for me to use PHP?  I
don't need any content management systems, and I require JavaScript to be
enabled (or I might switch a bunch of it to server side JavaScript).  Does
this paint a clearer picture of my question?

Nathan

On Jan 23, 2008 10:57 AM, thebigdog <bigdog at venticon.com> wrote:

> > Recently I have been working on a web application.  As a preference I
> have
> > chosen to use php to develop it.  It uses AJAX to retrieve data, and so
> I am
> > wondering to myself, if I can use ajax in an html page and retrieve data
> > that way, then aside from the backend pieces, is there a reason for me
> to
> > use php in my app?  Does anybody have an opinion or example of when and
> > where they used php in an ajaxian application?
>
> ajax is a technology to make requests to the server asynchronously. This
> means
> that you still need a backend technology that can provide the data for
> you. Most
> ajax technologies require the data in some format that it can deal with
> (common
> ones include xml and json). So your backend system needs to provide this
> data in
> that format. PHP is a backend scripting lang that you can use to fulfill
> that
> requirement. Other technologies include ruby, python, perl, java, and cgi
> to
> name a few.
>
> --
> ray
>
>
>


-- 
Nathan Lane