Mike -- ...and then SpyProductions Support Team said... % % Does PHP use less system resources than CGI on a server?
Now that we know that by 'CGI' you mean 'perl' we're at least getting
*somewhere*. We don't really know what you mean, though, so I''ll see if
I can fill out the truth table for you.
In general, a mod_* version will be faster and lighter than a CGI version
(yes, you can have PHP as a CGI as well). In general, php and perl are
about on the same footing; both can be heavyweights but certainly don't
have to be.
perl php
+--------------+--------------+
| approx | approx |
| some amount | some amount |
mod | of resources | of resources |
| X | Y |
+--------------+--------------+
| something | something |
| more | more |
CGI | than | than |
| X | Y |
+--------------+--------------+
You'll probably find that X and Y are about the same. Your choice of
column doesn't matter one way or another. Which row you use is the
kicker.
%
% I have a bulletin board which is incredibly active, but there is a PHP
% sister to it.
The real question becomes "how are you running the perl version and,
figuring that's as a CGI, would you rather switch languages or just
modules?".
%
% Thanks,
%
% -Mike
HTH & HAND
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