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php is a programming language in itself. "ASP" is a scripting language, and PHP is advertised as the same. phpbuilder.com is a very useful site for starter scripts (though the last i went there was 3 years ago.)
xml is a means of storing and transferring data. i wont use any jargon (metadata, pop/mom, blah blah...). it's easy to read, but as the amount of data increases, so will the size of your file, which may not be good.
You can use XML to write a web application.
xml + xsl -> xslt -> html page.
Can be a nice way to do it, also works the other way and can become a bad way to do it. Depends on your situation, but it is an option all the same.
PHP seems to be very very popular in the open source world, and I've started seeing commercial sites/jobs requiring this skill.
Another option is of course JSP.
Again, depends on what type of web application you wish to write.
Yes, ASP is mainly for Windows, don't bother with XML beyond data storage for now. If you want to make dynamic sites, learn some PHP (with a mysql database as your back end).
agreed, PHP and MySQL are together a very strong force for web applications/dynamic websites. If you process a lot of information, it may be helpful to use XML, and ASP - well, forget about it. Deemed worthless for Linux OS.
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