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Re: What *tasks* are hard for PHP? [message #171974 is a reply to message #171968]

Mon, 24 January 2011 17:57

Tim Streater
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<e4ec29ef-2048-4a55-949f-2a38a7d50e28(at)v31g2000pri(dot)googlegroups(dot)com>,
axtens <bruce(dot)axtens(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Okay, so would *you* phrase it, seeing as I'm so dumb? I want a list
> of things that are hard to do in PHP. Can PHP do decision tables? Or
> change from outputting HTML to outputting RTF by just changing one
> instruction (okay, it's not fair to pit PHP against Protium but do you
> get what I mean here?) Okay, one thing I know already: PHP sucks when
> it comes to Unicode. Anything else?

HTML vs. RTF? Well that's essentially a meaningless question, IMO.

Here's PHP outputting some html:

echo "<html><head></head><body><p>Hi Brucey!</body></html>";

Here's PHP outputting some RTF:

echo "Here's some RTF shit - I don't know what it looks like, sorry.";

See what I mean?

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Tim

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		What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 02:03
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 09:51
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:05
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:08
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:36
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:42
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:51
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 13:49
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 24 January 2011 18:00
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Tue, 25 January 2011 04:40
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Tue, 25 January 2011 11:30
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 11:17
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 13:54
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:09
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Captain Paralytic on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:11
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 19:20
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:48
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 24 January 2011 17:57
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:30
		What can't (or wouldn't) you do in PHP? [was What tasks are hard for PHP?] By: Luuk on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:06
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Peter H. Coffin on Mon, 24 January 2011 22:40
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Tue, 25 January 2011 04:43
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Tue, 25 January 2011 20:59
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Tue, 25 January 2011 21:02
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Wed, 26 January 2011 09:17
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: P E Schoen on Fri, 28 January 2011 05:16
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Curtis Dyer on Sat, 29 January 2011 05:50
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: P E Schoen on Sat, 29 January 2011 07:58
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Sat, 29 January 2011 10:59
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Leonardo Azpurua on Sat, 29 January 2011 13:33
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Curtis Dyer on Tue, 01 February 2011 00:21
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: sheldonlg on Tue, 01 February 2011 13:19
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Sat, 29 January 2011 18:37
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: joecommodore on Sun, 30 January 2011 19:18
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Sun, 30 January 2011 22:23

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		What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 02:03
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 09:51
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:05
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:08
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:36
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:42
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 24 January 2011 10:51
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 13:49
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 24 January 2011 18:00
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Tue, 25 January 2011 04:40
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Tue, 25 January 2011 11:30
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 24 January 2011 11:17
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Mon, 24 January 2011 13:54
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:09
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Captain Paralytic on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:11
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 19:20
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:48
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 24 January 2011 17:57
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:30
		What can't (or wouldn't) you do in PHP? [was What tasks are hard for PHP?] By: Luuk on Mon, 24 January 2011 14:06
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Peter H. Coffin on Mon, 24 January 2011 22:40
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Bruce M. Axtens on Tue, 25 January 2011 04:43
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Tue, 25 January 2011 20:59
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Tue, 25 January 2011 21:02
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Wed, 26 January 2011 09:17
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: P E Schoen on Fri, 28 January 2011 05:16
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Curtis Dyer on Sat, 29 January 2011 05:50
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: P E Schoen on Sat, 29 January 2011 07:58
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Sat, 29 January 2011 10:59
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Leonardo Azpurua on Sat, 29 January 2011 13:33
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Curtis Dyer on Tue, 01 February 2011 00:21
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: sheldonlg on Tue, 01 February 2011 13:19
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Twayne on Sat, 29 January 2011 18:37
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: joecommodore on Sun, 30 January 2011 19:18
		Re: What tasks are hard for PHP? By: Tim Streater on Sun, 30 January 2011 22:23