# What's the most commonly used scripting language today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719 "2003-07-03T21:47:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mirinl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@mirinl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mirinl)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/1 "2003-07-03T21:47:43Z")
hi, recently i’m thinking of learning a new language (may be several of them) to interact with flash or other designs, mainly for driving the database, forum, guestbok, etc. Any commonly used scripting language out there? That’s easy to pick up and be a good asset to apply for a developer job? =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/2 "2003-07-03T22:21:03Z")
PHP ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/3 "2003-07-04T17:21:39Z")
I still have no idea what the hell PHP is. All I know is HTML. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/4 "2003-07-04T17:30:48Z")
> \*Originally posted by ahmed \* > \*\*PHP \*\* ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/5 "2003-07-04T17:34:30Z")
PHP is a server-side scripting language, check their website which includes a brief about it and a manual. [[link]](http://www.php.net) You might also want to try either Java, [ASP.net](http://ASP.net), or Cold Fusion, for macromedia had released a tool called ‘Flash Remoting’ which helps build applications in flash using these languages. But, IMO, PHP is the best among all. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/6 "2003-07-04T18:57:34Z")
^Thanks man. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/7 "2003-07-04T19:26:52Z")
thanks to all!! Now i have a general idea of what to start learning. 🙂 > \*Originally posted by Voetsjoeba \* * * * what’s IMO? by the way, how to setup the PHP server at home? and what’s the name of the compiler to d/l? Any good PHP book to recommend? from beginner-to-expert all in one book? Don’t want to spend much on them… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/8 "2003-07-04T21:15:01Z")
[Here is a long list of server installation kits.](http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software_and_Servers/Installation_Kits/index.html) I use [this](http://www.e-novative.de/ephp.php) package. I don’t know about books, but Jubba seems to like one called PHP: Your Visual Blueprint or something. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/9 "2003-07-04T21:16:00Z")
> \*Originally posted by mirinl \* > \*\*what’s IMO? \*\* > IMO = In my opinion 😛 :trout: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/10 "2003-07-05T03:13:16Z")
> \*Originally posted by mirinl \* > \*\* > by the way, how to setup the PHP server at home? and what’s the name of the compiler to d/l? Any good PHP book to recommend? from beginner-to-expert all in one book? Don’t want to spend much on them… \*\* Whats the deal with PHP? You have to have a PHP server? And whats a compiler? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/11 "2003-07-05T23:47:29Z")
you need php installed on your server [http://www.php.net/downloads.php](http://www.php.net/downloads.php) you can download it from there and install in your pc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-most-commonly-used-scripting-language-today/24719/12 "2003-07-06T06:25:02Z")
I suggest to any one who is planning to learn PHP to use a precompiled one. Meaning you only have to download an installer that has everything on them: PHP, MySQL and Apache. Why would you want this? It’s because PHP is difficult to configure, unless you are a system administrator or have a previous knowledge of the software. I suggest you use PHPTraid or PHPDev. I assume that you want to learn PHP with Flash. Oh, and for a bok I suggest Foundation PHP for Flash and Advanced PHP for FLash. Alot of great things are found there. Cheers!