I don't see that many security fixes for php come down the line -- at least not on Linux. There are some, but if you have a good web application firewall, it should be OK, if you use your head.
Allen Firstenberg <cg...@addventure.com> wrote: > I'm not Tom, but I'll give the #1 reason to avoid drupal: PHP > And they do have serious problems with it. Very serious problems. PHP is a > security nightmare of epic proportions. If Microsoft made PHP, we'd be > constantly talking about how there was another security vulnerability every > week... and thats very much PHP's reputation. It has security mis-designs > that have carried over since its earliest days, and only recently even > barely addressed - and those recent fixes have broken some major code, > including drupal. > > There are lots of good reasons to use drupal... but PHP is the biggest > reason to avoid it like industrial farm waste. > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:02 PM, David K Watson > <davidkirkwat...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > More details please. What kind of site? > > > > Also, like Tom I'd like to know what specifically you have against > > drupal. I know little about it, but the list of big corporations using > > it is impressive:<http://websites.usandv.com/who-is-using-drupal> > > The list includes Sun, Nike, Sony Ericsson, Adobe, FedEx > > and several television networks, and I believe IBM sells support > > for it. These people don't seem to have serious problems with it. > > > > Besides, its FREE. Just think how much more it would cost if they > > went with with SharePoint. > > > > From: mike <xha...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Reports indicate that new multimillion dollar website is being done with > >> drupal. Whoever sold this load of hogcrap to our government really made > >> out > >> on our dime. > >> > >> > > > > ************************************************************************* > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > ************************************************************************* > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
