Intermediate Web Development on Debian

[Parker, Matthew]

The boss just asked me if I could write a web application that would…   * ... allow for our client's fund managers to report their fund Net asset values. (NB: These managers have different reporting schedules: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly) * ...keep track of each managers schedule, and reporting requirements. * ... provide a few screens to allow for efficient data entry. * ... store the entered NAVS * ... produce a handful of reports: NAV reports, daily update reports, manager reporting history reports, etc. * ... allow for basic user security   I've just installed sarge on a pc here at work. And i'm hoping to do the development on Debian.   -- My Background -- * Relatively new to Linux * Implemented an Apache/Twiki server * Some experience with Perl, SQL, ASP * GNUEmacs   -- Technology Requirements -- * Relatively quick development time * Linux-based * Allow for automated unit testing   -- Technology Candidates -- * MySQL or MSoft SQL * Perl CGI * PHP * FastCGI * ColdFusion * ASP * Javalets   I’m going to review the above technologies… might anybody have any other suggested development suites? IDEs? Recommended books? Other recommendations?   Thanks