[Gllug] Perl / PHP

[Sean Burlington]

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On Thursday 09 May 2002 4:34 pm, Kristian Davies wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My first post, sorry if it is slightly off topic.
>
> What difference would it make when writing an intranet system (inc big
> mysql database) in perl rather than using php, performance wise?
>
>
> tia,
>
> Kristian

performance wise - how well you code makes more difference than perl vs php

if you personally can code better in one than the other then use that.

assuming you are using apache(if not - why not?!) ...

using mod_php or mod_perl instead of the cgi versions brings performance 
advantages (IME php is almost always mod_php while perl is usually used in a 
cgi context)

if you go down the php route then make sure you are aware of the recent 
changes regarding external variables

http://www.php.net/release_4_2_0.php

these changes are a *good thing* but mean that most php manuals & tutorials 
are now out of date as the examples will not work on the default 
configuration of a current setup.

To make matters worse php written fot the new system will not run on versions 
of php below 4.1 (which is a very recent release).

Database connection in either language is easy - perl has the advantage that 
it makes it very easy to switch database systems with little code change (as 
long as you stay clear of vendor specific SQL such as SHOW TABLES, LIMIT ...)


Have you considered JSP / servlets ?

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Sean
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