On Thursday 28 Aug 2003 3:06 am, cong yan wrote: > What is best language to use to power web server and MySQL. Per or PHP, > if doing online book store ?? > > Thanks > Cong yan
Hi, I think asking this on a Perl based list (I don't think DBI is available for PHP) I think you'll get a biased answer. Personally, I tend to choose based on the type of site I'm developing, the bias towards back-end or front-end workload, and to some extent what mood I'm in. If it's a complex data model for example I'll use Perl/Postgresql (it really is better than MySQL although I believe MySQL is catching up). If it's mainly creating dynamic content to the browser I tend to use PHP. Of course, there's no reason why you can't use both. There's nothing to stop you calling Perl CGI's from HTML generated from PHP. I also use Perl scripts from cron etc., to do back end housekeeping etc. -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000
