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Re: query: how many use PHP for linux scripts [message #185920 is a reply to message #185901] Wed, 14 May 2014 19:54 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On 2014-05-14, The Natural Philosopher <tnp(at)invalid(dot)invalid> wrote:
> On 14/05/14 09:44, crankypuss wrote:
>> On 05/13/2014 03:10 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>> PHP is fine if you're working with the web, kind of pointless
>>> otherwise.
>>
>> I find that to be absolutely not the case.
>
> but others don't. They take a personal and opposite view.
>
> PHP CAN be used for other things. But most of us were dong other things
> perfectly well before we discovered PHP and for us PHP only has one
> advantage: its widely supported as a web scripting language.

As a tool for C avoidance, PHP is a bit of a johnny-come-lately.
If that's all you're really interested in, then there are plenty of
more well established options with whatever bells and whistles you're
interested in.

C vs. PHP is just such a weird dichotomy because pure C is so
ancient and PHP is kind of not (and thus somewhat redundant).

On the other hand, PHP has gained itself a reputation for being
the modern day equivalent of Sendmail or BIND in terms of being a
security disaster.

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