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I need some opinions on using PHP to make completely “scalable” websites.. For instance, using viewport resolution and resizing images, applying dynamic css styles….. In my mind doing this just add’s to the complexity and should not be done, it should be fixed or fluid using strictly css and no server-side languages to generate layouts based on the device size..
I need some input and maybe some philosophy on why using this approach is not used at all..
Manipulating a web page in this way is the domain of CSS controlled by Javascript (or a library such as JQuery, see CSS docs). You shouldn’t be wasting your server’s processor cycles when client-side implementations will be far more responsive for the user and allow all the flexibility you require. Changing font size etc can be done almost instantly in the browser without the user having to request another page from your (remote) server, which would result in a slower user experience.