Should I go with JAVA for my project

[MACE]

This is my case study. I'll have to develop an Internet platform with some features that go far beyond mere information: sharing information between users, communicating with existing Internet services, data recovery from physical sensors, ...

I have fairly solid foundation in Java: a big school project, a management trainee for a city. I also have sympathy for PHP. So before I start, I'm doing some research and I wanted to tell it whether I say nonsense or not.

My impressions:
Java +:

• I know the early history
• It's very structured
• It is well secured

Java -:

• Somewhat difficult to implement (well good when you gotta go)
• More expensive, particularly for housing

PHP +:

• Cheaper
• From the outset, oriented web (?)

PHP -:

• Less structured (I learned to see symphony)

Do you agree with this statement? If yes, then it seems clear that we must go to Java.

Subsidiary question: what technology will facilitate my access to human resources? If I want a guy not too junior for example?

[$tatic]

Partly agree with you. PHP: not very structured, easy-to-host; JAVA: very highly structured (especially with a MVC framework), less easy to accommodate. You think it is difficult to implement in your work? For me, its the opposite but 10 years experience require to work on it. That means there are certain things more complicated than others too. I would say with a good tool like Eclipse with the plugins that go well, there are many things that are easy. Between PHP and a web application based on servlet/JSP, it is very close to each other (with a + for Java) in the approach. Initially, it may be an option. After that, it would be more logical to move to a MVC framework (Struts or JSF etc... to name those I know well, there are others)

[opaper]

I'll add one thing with my experience:

I worked with the Zend Framework (for PHP), with it you can also make the MVC. After perhaps, this is a matter of habit (probably elsewhere), but access to this technology to a far more important than using Strust, even if the doc on Zend is very clear and well made.

[Reegan]

It did not return to the eternal debate Java/PHP, if you ask my opinion:

Do you prefer languages with or without static typing? Static typing allows you to do more to control compilation and provides you with real auto completion in the IDE (not a list of all existing methods in all objects)

[MACE]

Thank you for your responses.

I think I'll move towards Java. A little rational reason is that I have seen people developing large projects in Java and that it was fine.

An additional reason, you stop me if I'm wrong, is that I will have more opportunities to develop access to other devices: Palm, iphone.

For static typing, I had never heard of it. I am informed, it seems to me to be a positive point of Java.

[Daren]

it can also bite you in the butt. Static in java can give tons of headaches if not implemented correctly.

[javainfo]

hi
if you go with java, then u need to be very strong in the coding aspects... becoz when v creating the project in java, then we should write everything in java coding...
this is little bit complex one..
so choose some other technology otherwise if u want to develop using java, then go for j2ee (especially jsp)..