If it's cost he's worried about, he probably isn't aware that CF runs very well on
Linux. You can even run a slightly older version of Sybase on Linux for free.
At 02:36 PM 12/13/00 -0500, Peter Theobald wrote:
>One big difference: in PHP you will have to write database-vendor specific code. The
>code to use Sybase is different than SQLServer is different than Oracle, etc.
>If portability is important, then that will be a problem.
>
>At 12:29 PM 12/13/00 -0500, Michael Dinowitz wrote:
>>As long as you write good code and follow all the security notes from the
>>Allaire security zone, there is no security problem. From the tone and
>>message of the email, he doesn't really care to hear the truth about it.
>>To be honest, PHP has its strengths, but its still a script based language
>>rather than a tag based one which means its slower to write than CF when
>>integrating into HTML and doing output. Its DB work isn't all to good and
>>the error handling is almost non-existent. If you look on the PHP site,
>>there's actually a rather informative comparison of the two on some
>>features.
>>If the boss wants to listen and add PHP to your companies skill set, then
>>I'd agree with him. If he just wants to dump all of the CF stuff for PHP,
>>then argue with him about it. Bring your proofs and back it up with the fact
>>that CF is accepted by the corporate industry while PHP isn't (yet).
>>
>>
>>> The new boss has arrived in my department and of course he wants everyone
>>to
>>> switch from the awesome and all mighty cold fusion to .... PHP. We do need
>>> some other strengths in our department for those clients who don't want us
>>> to host their application or don't have cf on their server, but, he wants
>>a
>>> complete switch. Here is a glimpse into his last email:
>>>
>>> "It could be argued that both technologies have their strengths and
>>> weaknesses. However, in the corporate IT department, CF is usually not an
>>> option due to cost and security problems. I realize that changing
>>> perceptions and old habits are sometimes difficult, but necessary.
>>> Especially in our industry (high-tech).
>>>
>>> The need to deliberate the issue further is a mute point."
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any opinions on his security problems comment? It seems
>>> that alliare is pretty good about getting patches up - or we have just
>>been
>>> lucky and not had any problems. And, would you agree that in the
>>corporate
>>> IT department cf is "usually" not an option?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any input.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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