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[even821]

i have been wondering something. i haer people saying that it is possible to program anything in c++. if this is true, will i be able to say make a website using c++? or would i need to learn html or php?

btw sorry for the stupid question

[Vaielab]

You could program the server side language in c++... but you would have to program a server too... and you would still need to learn html. Except if you create a browser too...
So yes you can do it, but it's a lots of job for nothing

[even821]

ok thanks for clearing that up. :)

[WingedPanther]

Slight modification to what Vaielab said: You can code a server in C++ that hands out HTML/CSS/other data to querying clients. However, a browser only knows how to interpret certain types of data, and if you want the user to see a "web site", then you will have to send the client valid HTML, CSS, etc. You can also use C++ to program a CGI or ISAPI app to work with a standard web server. That's actually what PHP pages are. Also, realize that most web servers (IIS, APACHE, etc) are coded in C or C++.

[even821]

ok thanks :)