Do I need to learn PHP??

Question

So I’m learning HTML currently and I’ve learnt how to put together a form/survey. But the lesson tells me that in order to process the data from the user I need to use a programming language like PHP. I was wondering if I could use something like c++ which I already know or JS, which I’m planning to learn. Is learning PHP necessary? Help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

Since you have plans to learn JS, you could learn about NodeJS. That way you can JS on the server side.

Currently it is very popular and there are a lot of resources to learn.

Answer 2

You can use C++, JavaScript (as NodeJS), but I would recommend PHP since you'll have a lot of support while learning. Many many queries, questions and their solutions regarding PHP are already available on the Internet. Amazing frameworks like Codeigniter are made on PHP.
At the end, it's still your choice!

Answer 3

Javascript is client side so that won't help you. You need a server side scripting language. php is one of the most popular. c++ works as well.

Answer 4

Hi, yes you can develop a website in c++: https://blog.sourcerer.io/building-a-website-with-c-db942c801aee