would Firebase be good for making a forum/chatroom?

[Hexadex]

i struggle with php, so i was thinking should i use firebase instead of mysql, or should i keep using mysql and use node.js instead of php

 

[Antero360]

i struggle with php, so i was thinking should i use firebase instead of mysql, or should i keep using mysql and use node.js instead of php

Hey there,
I mean, mysql is just a database. Firebase is a collection of services that offer a variety of different hosting solutions... I think what you were going for was rather than using mysql/sql as a database, you would use, the NoSQL database route where anything that would be stored in a regular db is now its own json document. That wouldn't solve your issue. If you are struggling with the programming language itself, it doesn't matter what database solution you choose, your issue will still remain. If you think nodejs will make things easier for ya, then nodejs it is 🙂

 

[EkBass]

MySQL has its own syntax how to use it just like every other db has, so whatever db you use, you need to learn something.

PHP is good tool for many issues, just like js, c, c++, freebasic etc. If you open up a bit what you are working on, we might be able to help you a bit.