Hi
> > If you want a fair contrast, test PHP vs. Perl when Perl is in
> > some sort of similar environment. Perl and Apache with mod_perl,
> > or Perl and IIS with PerlEx, or Perl and FastCGI, or Perl and
> > VelociGen, or... And don't do something useless like "Hello world",
OK
> > which only tests the startup cost, when you can make a more >> > > test
>using something your website already does [or needs to do].
I didn't realise there was a startup cost - but I understand (compiling,etc)
> > You say that "company standards dictates that the database is
> > Oracle." But how is PHP going to do a decent job of interfacing with
> > Oracle [any version]? Perl/Apache/mod_perl on linux will let you
> > run DBI and interface with Oracle in an effective manner, including
> > maintaining a database queue which the webserver can toss requests
> > at. PHP can do this for MySQL with ease, but it is not as good
> > at doing the same for other databases, and it is far worse in terms
> > of having to change the database after the fact [for upgrades or
> > changes in company policy or whatever].
It sounds to me like we must build up a comprehensive bench-marking
exercise then including database accesses, updates, etc. Thanks for
this tip. I was shot down in flames when I tried moving them away
from Oracle, so basically this works for me (in getting Perl in).
> > to the boffins. If you know Perl you can learn PHP easily - it > > a
>lot like a web subset of Perl. On the other hand, if you're up to
> > the task, then show your boss that someone is pulling the wool over
> > her eyes, and then demonstrate what mod_perl can do for your
If Php is a subset of Perl, then I suppose it can't do all the things
Perl can? Our system is a commerical application with tens of thousands
of customers and it is very sophisticated. They really had to use some
fancy reusable coding in Delphi to get it working right. I wonder if
Php can handle a big system.
One argument these guys had was something about having "too many
CGI scripts in your system" but I can't see how that can be avoided.
It seems to me they are actually arguing for something small???
> > Can you say "indispensable employee"? :-)
Oops! That gets her hackles up - no one is indispensable (in her
view!)
Thanks very much,
Jan
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