Can you make a php website using notepad?

where can you edit or make a php website? Can you use notepad just like html? Is php a goog server side scripting lanuage? Is there a diff between CGI ?

PHP is a scripting language like HTML but has more power to it (an understatement I think). It is a good server side language, IMHO.

CGI tends to use Perl and you'll find the debate between which is better almost religious. Perl users say PHP is crap and vice versa (at least that's been my experience).

Check out the following sites for help:

http://www.php.net
Http://www.phpfreaks.com
http://www.zend.com
http://www.phpbuilder.com

Do you have to have a database like ms access to store the information like ASP ? Can you make php using notepad?

Yes, you can make php using notepad. It is a simple scripting language.

You don't have to have any database if you don't want it.

where are the information will be stored?

Depends on what kind of information it is. You can store information in a text file, a database, etc.

mySQL tends to go nicely with php :)

HTML, JavaScript, PHP should only be code with notepad or a text editor! Never use a program that created HTML for you because they suck! I personnality use textpad http://www.textpad.com/

I like Dreamweaver. I use Notepad for quick edits, but because Dreamweaver has syncronization, check in/out, and database binding functions, I like using it for a majority of my programming.

I only, however, use the code side of Dreamweaver and not the WYSIWYG side. I hate WYSIWYG editors for the most part, unless it's a simple stupid site. It does not mix well with PHP.

Thought i'd say it before anyone asks:
WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get

I use Dreamweaver (including the wysiwyg side) as it is alot quicker to build the basic framework before tweeking by hand. When developing to a deadline it def helps alot

v_Ln

I mostly use notepad, well a notepad like app. It is called editpad at www.editpad.com. I would use notepad but in 2000 it has buffer issues, that make coding hard. I don't like programs like front page, dreamweaver, Asp.net Matrix. They hidden me too much. Another good editor is called gvim.