Lasso/Filemaker/MySQL?

[sammy]

I'm looking to do some web database publishing using Filemaker or Lasso. and i'm not sure how it's done. I've use Filemaker extensively but never for the web and i'm curious

1) How Filemaker and Lasso tie in for web database publishing?

2)Does or Will HostPC consider supporting Lasso/Filemaker hosting? or is it already currently supported? How much will it cost?

[eugene]

You will find PHP and MySQL to be significantly more powerful than anything Filemaker could handle. However, this power comes at the cost of having a learning curve.
Also, the PHP/MySQL can be much more secure than Filemaker ... I remember demonstrating how to take out a filemaker database back in my 'security spe******t' days . . .

[dbmasters]

I agree with eugene, you are FAR better off for security and performance by use PHP and MySQL...you will have substantially better results.

[sammy]

good points about PHP and Filemaker. I know PHP is probably way more powerful but i'm very fond of filemaker and it's speedy design and scripting abilities. you're right about using FM over the web tho, i'm sure there's some serious security holes..

Guess i better just learn PHP language from scratch. Any good tutorials on the web? or maybe book suggestions on how php/MySQL works from a beginners point of vie??

[eugene]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/

The advantage of this manual is that you have comments and code snips from users of php.
-Eugene