Re: CGI/Perl vs PHP

[Juerd]

PHP is a web-oriented language, Perl is a full blown programming language (PHP claims to be a general use programming language. It absolutely is not.) Perl does everything PHP does and more. PHP is easier to learn, Perl is easier to get things done with. Perl's often much faster. PHP was made by someone who knew, but clearly didn't fully understand Perl.

If want something PHP-ish, but with Perl, have a look at PLP.

Once you've got Apache with mod_perl running, installing PLP is a matter of minutes (Install the module, copy and paste a few lines to your config, restart Apache).

Juerd # { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }