On Saturday 16 August 2003 8:44, O'K Web Design wrote: > Hi Mark > > I can only tell you about my experience from the Perl side of things. > The integration to the database is great and the amount of things you can > do with the data once you get it in the script is the biggest bonus. My > feeling is that a combination of the two would probably be the best. Any > pages that just list your records, I would build in PHP. Any that involve > handling the data before output, I would use Perl. Mike
I have yet to come upon data handling that I can do in Perl that I can't do in PHP. PHP is pretty robust in that area. The biggest advantage to Perl that I see is that there are more libraries and such available for Perl, but the PHP community is working on that. -Jackson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Healey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: August 16, 2003 1:17 AM > Subject: PHP or Perl? > > > As part of my own learning mysql project I'm planning to build > > databases for all my books and DVD's. Stephen Hawking is probably > > a better typist than I am so I plan to use barcodes to get the info > > ,taking the information from various web sites. > > > > People tell me that PHP is THE way to do database work with mysql. > > The thing is, I'm familiar with Perl and it has all kinds of neat > > string manipulation stuff and LWP. > > > > Does PHP have comprable libraries (especially LWP) and how difficult > > is it to move from Perl. > > > > I hope I don't start a relegious war here I just want some advice. > > > > > > Mark Healey > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This account is only for lists to which I've subscribed. > > Any spammers invite the worst revenge I think I can get away with. > > > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: > > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- jackson miller cold feet creative 615.321.3300 / 800.595.4401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] cold feet presents Emma the world's easiest email marketing Learn more @ http://www.myemma.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
