Re: Feasibility of using XML, PHP for a database-driven webapplication

Gerry: Check out binarycloud. You have XML-driven site generation, complete separation of layout/content, et cetera. _justin ====================== Gerry Kirk wrote: > > Hello, > > I've been doing some research to assess the feasibility of using PHP and > XML for a web-based database-driven application. From what I've read, it > seems that presently the costs of using XML outweigh the benefits. > > Here are the costs I see: > 1. XML standards are still maturing > 2. XSLT is complex and difficult to understand > 3. Their is minimal support for XML in relational databases, and none for MySQL > 4. PHP's XML tools are still in their infancy > 5. The processing time to go from SQL to XML to HTML via XSLT is often high. > > The benefits? > 1. Greater abstraction between data, logic and presentation which can be > easier to design, develop and maintain. > > Your thoughts? > > Thanks, > Gerry Kirk > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Justin Farnsworth Eye Integrated Communications 321 South Evans - Suite 203 Greenville, NC 27858 | Tel: (252) 353-0722