<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Badassboxer:
what do those acronyms stand for (the ones you replied to Clia's Dad). Just curious. Thanks again! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
MySQL is a database management system.
A database is a structured collection of data. It may be anything from a simple shopping list to a picture gallery or the vast amounts of information in a corporate network. To add, access, and process data stored in a computer database, you need a database management system such as MySQL. Since computers are very good at handling large amounts of data, database management plays a central role in computing, as stand-alone utilities, or as parts of other applications.
MySQL is a relational database management system. A relational database stores data in separate tables rather than putting all the data in one big storeroom. This adds speed and flexibility. The tables are linked by defined relations making it possible to combine data from several tables on request. The SQL part of MySQL stands for "Structured Query Language" - the most common standardized language used to access databases.
More info at
http://www.mysql.com/information/
PHP (officially "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor") is a server-side HTML-embedded scripting language. You can read more about it at
http://www.php.net/
If you are not into scripts, you will be bored
Olly