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Re: Only Allow exec in CLI [message #179197 is a reply to message #179195] Tue, 25 September 2012 11:31 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On 09/25/2012 04:44 AM, Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <k3s1dg018u(at)news1(dot)newsguy(dot)com>, crankypuss <no(at)email(dot)thanks>
> wrote:
>
>> That means the "wrapper" addition for PHP over and above what would be
>> needed for a "shell script" amounts to the "<?php" and "?>" lines.
>> For that you get to use a programming language instead of a script
>> abomination; mileage varies, obviously.
>
> Yes, not having to use shell script utter shite to do some work is worth
> any possible bit of extra inefficiency (always assuming there is some),
> given that it saves lots of *my* time.

Run some actual timing tests and you may find that PHP can be quite
efficient.

An extra 50 microseconds or even a couple milliseconds more than a C
program can achieve might be a big deal running in a high-traffic
server, but as part of an interactive program where most time is spent
waiting for the user to decide what to do, it's invisible.
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