2007-03-13 22:45:11 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
One is a general programming language.
One is a database.
You might as well ask what is better - a particular brand of steering wheel or a particular brand of brake - they do entirely different jobs. You need a brake and a steering wheel to build a car.
2007-03-13 22:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though you can use database driven applications (web based) only in oracle, but that is expensive. And yo u will have to have a dedicated server with oracle installed on it.
In case of PHP, php is a server side language, used to develop database driven web applications. Mostly php applications use mysql as dbms. But you can also have oracle as dmbs and develop application in php. In this case, you will not need to be an expert in oracle forms/reports etc. You will just create and manage database in oracle and develop all logic in php application.
2007-03-14 06:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by Atif Majid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question makes no sense. PHP is a programming language. Oracle is a database engine. To build a database-driven Web application, you need a programming lanuage (ASP(.Net), ColdFusion, JSP, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc.) AND a database engine (DB2, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.)
2007-03-14 16:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oracle is a database program
php is a server side scripting languge
2007-03-14 05:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by beni_gabor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is like asking "What is better? Book? or Sport?"
Well they are two different things and each is useful in a certain way!
2007-03-14 10:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by Coosa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depeands on your needs, or you apps needs
2007-03-14 05:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋