Question : What is better to make a web application using database (a project management system): JSP or PHP?
The project is actually a web based project management system with bug tracking. Id like to know the pros and cons of using PHP/JSP – the two alternatives available to me. The database used is Oracle. Also would using AJAX be a good idea?
web based project management

Best answer:

Answer by ey
PHP would very likely be better, just because it’s simpler and more flexible. JSP (and other Java solutions) are somewhat useful if you’re doing a lot of integration with Java or XML. If you know any Python, Django is a great choice, and for Ruby there’s Ruby on Rails.

JSP requires a lot more work to get started so it’s not so well suited to small project. Actually, it’s not particularly suited for a large project either — a MVC framework like Struts would probably work better in that case, if you’re dead set on using Java. For PHP, you’ll probably want to use a templating system like Smarty for larger projects to keep the code and HTML separated.

AJAX is useful in moderation. The site should be designed so it’s usable without AJAX or even Javascript.