is html rubbish to code a website? is php and jsp better?

Question

i want to start a website, people tell me tht html is rubbish, and php and jsp are better, is this true? what are the diadvantages of the different language and adavantages, please be detailed. also what language is the yahoo site written in

Answer 1

All PHP / JSP pages output HTML. All Web browsers expect to see HTML, XML, in some cases SGML or another markup language, and client-side script only. PHP and JSP merely generate some of that code for you dynamically, or make certain changes to your pages' HTML for you.



So "people" are dumb if they call HTML rubbish.



Every programming language has advantages and disadvantages. If you want to learn Web scripting, you can use PHP.



I am not sure what languages Yahoo! uses, but the entire site is based on the FreeBSD operating system, so it's a safe bet it's an amalgamation of C-like languages being used.

Answer 2

HTML is not a rubbish, it is the basic of all web pages. If you are just using HTML, then you're coding static webpages.



If you want to code dynamic webpages, you can use many things such as Java/JSP, PHP, ASP .NET, PERL or just plain CGI/BIN (C++). There are many disadvantages among them, but the most widely used to code dynamic webpages are PHP, ASP .NET (the aspx pages) and PERL. JSP is becoming more popular and it's widely used to display WAP pages on mobile devices.



The Yahoo Answer, Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Groups are using PHP. But some of the Yahoo services use JSP, such as Asian Yahoo mobile.



All of the server based languages above to code dynamic webpages will be viewed as HTML code on the browser (the source is hidden). That's I said why HTML is the basic of webpages :).

Answer 3

I am comortable with html and able to get what i expected in the website. Rubbish? that is very subjective for others to say so. Does that matter if i am comfortable eating pure vegetable dishes over meat? Besides almost all internet browsers support html and its capabilities. Firts, make a plan of what features you want to be present in your website and evaluate if html can do that. In my experience, html is very easy to write than php. Of course i am learning php also but for a starter you must have a good grasp of html because this is the basic foundation of every good website developer. Good luck and god bless.

Answer 4

What kind of website? Do you just want a bunch of links? Do you want a chatboard? do you want to load pictures? HTML is fine for simple things like text and some pics. More complex pages require more advanced languages

Answer 5

it is important that u know about your site.

html shoud uses by .js or .php together.

it is the best form of programing for a website.

if u like to use a data base on your site, u have to use a script in your site(exmp. Php or js)

Answer 6

If you do not know HTML, you can't do anything with such helper tools as java, php, asp, etc.: they just help you generating HTML code.

Answer 7

either way it will still have html in it unless of course you use xml

Answer 8

jsp is better.