Technology choices?

Coldfusion etc., versus PHP/mySQL

[Princessjo]

Our website (commerical)has been up and running for about 2 months now and business is blooming. The time has come for me (someone with a business/techie background but not programming)to make a choice of what to do next as far as expanding our web capabilities.I manage the website and use Dreamweaver which I taught myself along with HTML. I also have basic SQL and understand the basics of db administration (time well spent listening and learning with the DBAs in a previous corporate life!). Two requirements seem to be necessary to handle the amount of traffic that's coming in.
1. An automated booking system (some kind of database which contains customer info etc.,)
2. Maybe another database in order to handle the content of the website as we are translating the site into 4 other languages which I've decided to host on different domains (thanks webmasterworld for the great threads on this subject!)
My problem is that I've been reading up on PHP and mySQL but also tutorials on Coldfusion and Dreamweaver MX and don't know which way to go. Actually I'm completely confused! This is a small apartment booking site, not huge transactions by any means. Any advice for a quick learner like me?

[Shak]

php/mySQL

and I aint a techie, just happen to know some really good 1s

Shak

[txbakers]

if you're comfortable with php/mySql stick with it. It works, it's a great combination, and you have invested time learning it.

Coldfusion requires special server engines from Macromedia. ASP requires a Windows server.

php/mysql will run anywhere.

[curlykarl]

Hi

It all depends on your hosting?

You need to find out what is running, then make the decision.

I had a similar dilemma :

[webmasterworld.com...]

HTH

Karl

[Princessjo]

Sorry for the ignorance but if I run PHP/mySQl will that mean that I need to learn three languages
1. PHP
2. mySQL
3. know how to load an Apache webserver? Unix?

thanks for you responses and I'll check out that thread from curlykarl...

[txbakers]

1. PHP
2. mySQL
3. know how to load an Apache webserver? Unix?

Any choice you make will necessitate the learning of three topics.

You'll need to learn the language syntax, you'll need to learn SQL commands (not just for mySQL - for any database) and you'll need to learn how to deal with the web server issues.

Learning is good.

[Princessjo]

nothing to it but to do it then, thanks txbakers!

[txbakers]

go for it!