Thedore Knab [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: > Are there any other simple packages that I might recommend as a dummy > proof alternative ?
Other people have answered the ColdFusion/Debian part, so I'll put in my two bits on this part. I've done development with CF and I find it somewhat similar to PHP. The quick answer I give to most folks is that PHP is like embedding C or Perl in a web page, where ColdFusion is like embedding COBOL in a web page. There are some things that CF is very good at: I'd like to lift its CFQUERY and CFOUTPUT tags and plop them down in PHP--they make doing a database query and using it to generate an HTML page a piece of cake. It's regular expression support, however, is inferior to PHP's, which has a bunch of functions that essentially implement Perl's regexp engine. I'd say ColdFusion is a bit easier for beginners, since it keeps the HTML tag-based paradigm, but personally I'd choose PHP. -packy -- Packy Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "But then again, you can't be convicted for driving under the influence of a Hershey bar. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]