hi,
sorry bout the fact that i didnt read ur reply correctly. i suppose u r
having the doubt about php in mambo.
php, as u must be knowing is a webscripting language like java or asp,
the catch is u dont need any extra software to run php scripts on ur
system unlike java which requires some kind of software which in this
case is JVM or Java Virtual Machine. View the source of a php page from
ur browser and u will find only html tags! this is bcause php embeds
within html. All this is done on the Server itself, unlike in java where
the actual interpretation occurs on the client i.e. the users' system.
Now mambo uses php because of its close association with MySQL and they
are quite good chums. Suppose u were to submit some form information in
mambo. what it actually does is get ur form data, create approriate
tables in MySQL database. also when u register in a mambo based site it
creates tables for the approriate fields like passwords, address. etc.
now since php n MySQL are closely related all this is seamless and
nothing is visible to the user. and remember php iand MySQL (to sum
extent) are open source. moreover php is lightweight and doesnt require
any software to be installed on the client side. so it pretty natural
that a CMS like mambo to use php.
Hey theres another cms called mamboplus derived from mambo itself. the
catch is it also includes a phpBB forum with it and moreover ur users
can login in the forums and the websites with the same user id, separate
registration for the forums is not required. if u have any doubts just
give me a call to 55377718 anytime and i'll be glad to help
gnully,
Sudharshan S