Re: Is PHP the easier web programming language?

From: d (d_at_example.com)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:24:33 GMT

Perl is a completely different language. PHP just borrowed some good ideas
from it, hence the similarity.

Perl still has lots of very good uses out there ;)

"Jordon Bedwell" <subluj@talkamerica.net> wrote in message
news:cojj7i$hfg$1@news.chatlink.com...
> PHP is a good language if you have time. ASP sucks outright and CFML is
> your best source for Robust Rapid Development!
>
> PHP = Available on 99.99% of all servers
>
> ASP = Only on crappy windows mostly
>
> CFML = Available on all OS's if your Service providers offer it, but alot
> are getting up to running CFML since its becomming a widely used language!
>
> P.D.
>
> Perl is the lanauge that php started from if im correct !!!
>
> "Markus Ernst" <derernst@NO#SP#AMgmx.ch> wrote in message
> news:41a1ac98$0$23630$afc38c87@news.easynet.ch...
>> Marta wrote:
>>> Hi all!
>>>
>>> I would to study a web programming language to create a PHP script
>>> (output.php) that, given the following
>>> input page (input.htm) where the user select the weight and volume of
>>> a package to be shipped, returns the prices of various couriers
>>> ("yellow", "blue" and "black").
>>> Really is PHP my best choice? ASP is much more complicated? and what
>>> about Perl?
>>
>> Is ASP as such still existing? I think if you look forward your decision
>> is actually between the .NET world and the open source world. If you
>> prefer working with an editor that does a huge part of the coding for
>> you, and don't really care about how it works if it works at last, you
>> might prefer the .NET way (of course you will have to pay for the
>> convenience). If you prefer having control over your code you will prefer
>> the open source way, and thus learn PHP.
>>
>> --
>> Markus
>>
>
>

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