PHP Woes

by ucheokeke • 16 years ago

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zdw• 16 years ago

News flash: A programming language requires knowledge of it's standard library of functions, and can be used in less than clean/optimal ways.

PHP is where it is because it's easy to install, works fairly well, has a huge/comprehensive built in library, and is usable by many types of people. It also has solid documentation on it's website.

If you're really worried about this, use a framework, or templating engine. Smarty is a relatively lightweight solution for splitting logic from presentation, and also handles caching for you.

ucheokeke3• 16 years ago

Thanks, I'll consider using Smarty. How about running background processes? What's the accepted way to implement them?

pan69• 16 years ago

I don't think you can. PHP doesn't really run in a server like Java and .NET do. Zend does have a Server product (http://www.zend.com/en/products/server), I never tried it but it might offer background processes. I normally just use cron to trigger a url.

BerislavLopac• 16 years ago

Dear Lord. This article shows so much ignorance about programming in general. If I was hiring, I wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole...

ucheokeke3• 16 years ago

Please clarify on what aspects of the article you deemed ignorant?

hlidotbe• 16 years ago

Like thinking Intelissense is a language feature for instance, or trying to shoehorn an inherently web language into general purpose and complaining (it's doable, everybody does it but you have to accept it was not meant to).

bhiggins• 16 years ago

PHP: by amateurs, for amateurs

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