Re: why php is good?

Sonia Tsui wrote: > Also when the web application is heavily data-base oriented, PHP makes > it a lot easier and flexible than Perl CGI. > > Apart from these advantages, can anyone let me know why PHP is good? * Readable C-like syntax instead of line noise. * Real function arguements unlike Perl's stack passing crap. * Understandable classes and OO. * Rich set of compilied in libraries which are very handy for web stuff. I personally can't stand Perl for anything more than a page of code. It's just not readable or maintainable. > Are there any occasions, one will prefer doing Perl CGI than PHP? If you needed to use anything from the large Perl CPAN module library which currently doesn't exist in PHP. Anyone, is there anything like CPAN for PHP? I've seen a few class archives, but nothing as big or authoritive as CPAN. -- Simon Edwards Animated Design, Melbourne http://www.animated.net.au/ Ph: (03) 98850990