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eddieweb12
08-13-2003, 01:17 PM
i am developing a website in which i need to display a few items on each page in the entire site. so far, i have started developing it with Server Side Includes (SSI) because I think it's easier. does anyone think that PHP will be better or any easier or more efficient? for example, i need to include a menu on the left side of all the pages, my site logo at the top of all the pages, and a footer on all the pages with whatever notice i put there. i also wish to add that i know NOTHING about PHP. i dont even remember what it stands for. :D but if you think PHP will be better, could you point me to an absolute beginner's resource? i have another question too. what if i wanted to have both SSI and PHP on the same page? what would i do? what would the extension be? thanks!

jpmoriarty
08-13-2003, 04:59 PM
if that's all you need to do then stick to SSI's. PHP (PHP: Hypertext pre-processor) is good, but it sounds like it will be overkill for what you need. And in terms of speed / efficiency etc... I really wouldn't worry about it.