RE: Combining PHP and Perl

PHP is not a fully-featured language like Perl so you might miss out on something you find standard in Perl. Also, considering speed, Perl will often beat PHP in comparable matches which usually will involve mod_perl or fastcgi since a generic CGI is not a fair comparison. Plus, with Perl you get great support, FOR FREE! Don't believe me? Check out PHPmonks.org. Aw! Dead link? Sorry. Perl has far more many general purpose and useful modules available all in one place. For example, try to find the useful, well-reviewed Bone::Easy module for PHP. It ain't gonna happen, folks. Anyway, I see CGI as a wrapper for HTML not vice versa as in PHP.

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RE: RE: Combining PHP and Perl by Anonymous Monk on Oct 08, 2000 at 00:09 UTC
I was trying to type in "http://www.phpmonks.org" and accidentally typed in "http://www.phpbuilder.com", but that didn't work. Trying again, I typed in "http://www.zend.com". Stupid PHP, you can't even spell the name of its support websites right.	[reply]
RE: RE: RE: Combining PHP and Perl by Ignorance (Monk) on Oct 10, 2000 at 07:04 UTC
Maybe a bit counter intuitive, but you might try php.net...;)	[reply]
RE: RE: Combining PHP and Perl by mischief (Hermit) on Oct 08, 2000 at 21:12 UTC
I think one of the reasons that there isn't the same amount of support for PHP as there is for Perl is that it's only relatively recently become popular. The newsgroup alt.php has only just started up and seems to be getting busier by the day; lots of newsservers didn't carry it at first. The online documnetation is excellent, something which I personally think is a lot more useful than Perl's docs, and there are quite a few websites out there that are useful forums for learning about and discussing PHP. I think that PHP has it's uses and can be used in conjunction with Perl to get stuff done. They both have their advantages and disadvantages, but you can only really make up your own mind on the matter by trying them out. Try doing the same task in PHP and then try again in Perl - sometimes PHP will be best for the job and sometimes Perl will.	[reply]


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