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I hired a web developer to create a website for me in PHP using MySQL databases. Once he is done, what is the final deliverable? It's code, right? What format is it typically in? I was going to have the developer help me with the web hosting, but let's say I never even decided to put it on the web. I would still own some sort of programming code in some sort of file format, right? How do web developers typically deliver this type of file? Email?
I'm reading about 4 books on web development, marketing, PHP, MySQL, etc. I promise my questions will be better in the future. :) Thanks for your help.
The programmer will then usualy zip the entire structure into a zip archive and then email it to you. Then it is simply a case of extracting them and you can view them.
It is worth noting that the php pages will not work on your PC like a web page would. You would need to have the php scripting language installed on your pc before they would work.
The mysql side of the equation can also be delivered as a text file. The sql file would be a file names something.sql and this sql file will enable you to import data into your web hosts mysql server.
It is possible to download and install mysql/php and a server to your pc in order to test out the scripts, but to keep things as simple as posible you can simply upload and use on a web host.
Mack.
You should also say in the contract that all copyrights will belong to you once you pay for it. Otherwise by default (at least here in Canada) anything that is outsourced to a contractor still belongs to that contractor even if you paid for it. You are paying for the service and a copy that you can use (again that's not given by default).
Luckily, I hired the developer through a website where the funds are in escrow until I approve everything and the contract clearly states that I own all the code.
Until now, I never really new exactly what I was purchasing. Thanks for educating me!
