Do sites with usernames and passwords such as yahoo and myspace use php and mysql to control their databases?

or javascript or whattttttt. i just bought a book on PHP mysql and apache, because i want to start a site where users can log in and access information about a club. and i want them to be able to have profiles. how!


i have the cd which has PHP, my SQL, and apache starter kit.





i'll give you 10 points for a wonderful answer.





or at least not a crappy one. :)Do sites with usernames and passwords such as yahoo and myspace use php and mysql to control their databases?
The short answer is Maybe. It is difficult to tell exactly what each site is running with respect to user management, as it is easy to hide the information that would tell us what they are using. Alot of the big commercial sites, such as yahoo, google, etc, are using more customized, and proprietary technology to manage their userbase. However, if you are a modest developer, who does not have a few million to spend on creating a redundant database structure, clustering a few boxes (or few hundred in google's case) then stick to PHP and MySQL, as you will be able to get the results you want, at a price point that is very attractive ($0!) and you will get near enterprise performance :) Hope this was helpful!Do sites with usernames and passwords such as yahoo and myspace use php and mysql to control their databases?
yes, well, basically. I'm not sure exactly what they use but I can guarantee they use a server scripting language and SQL of some form.





Might not be php and mysql specifically, could be another language and another database, but the basic principles are the same.





However if you have never done any web programming before take your time working through things, security and user management are not simple things.