PHP
- Object oriented programming with PHP 4
- Passing arrays by reference in PHP 5
- MySQL and PHP 4's old password format
- Installing MySQL support in PHP 5
- Using PHPMailer for Email support
- Problems with include paths
Good ol' PHP.
Most of the development work for all the Jasper websites was done in PHP and it is still my language of preference if I am given the choice. I do not think Jasper would be a reality without PHP. The Jasper API supports PHP 4 although I recommend PHP 5. The Jasper Music Store needs a proper exception handling mechanism, for example, and therefore requires PHP 5.
There are no instructions for configuring Jasper to use PHP here, the process is straightforward once you have PHP installed. Only PHP 4's interaction with MySQL may cause problems, pages on resolving the 'old password' issue and installing the MySQL extension for PHP 5 follow after a brief discussion of object oriented programming in PHP 4 and possible issues with passing arrays by reference.
External links
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PHP: Downloads
The links for PHP 4 are about half way down the page, but I recommend PHP 5. The PHP 5 Windows installer is a much smaller binary and includes functionality to configure IIS, amongst others. It does not include MySQL support, however. -
PHPMailer
Click on the appropriate links in the download section on the left of the page towards the bottom.
Last updated: Tuesday, 25th October 2011, 09:28 AM
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