Re: Opinion on PHP

I think we here simply can say, PHP rocks, and it is the best. You can get even more biased opinions if you ask these questions on one of our mailing lists (in this case the php-general may be good). There is also a good comparision of PHP and Java at the Zend site: http://www.zend.com/ In PHP you can program really huge web applications. There were some sessions at the PHP conference this November about this subject, and also some PHP vs. Java. You may find some information about this subjects by starting at the conference website: http://www.php-conference.de/ Goba [one webmaster@php.net] ----- Original Message ----- From: Victor Tai To: webmaster@php.net Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 9:55 AM Subject: Opinion on PHP Hi webmaster, The purpose of writing this email to you is not to reporting any bug or suggestion on the web site, in fact, I hope this letter can be view by the php engine developer because I have some questions. I am a php/asp/java developer. Sincerely, I like php very much because the ease of coding and the speed (Good Job!). But what I confused is 1. Is Java really better than php for a mid website? 2. Can php handle the website like Amazon, Yahoo (using Oracle/SQL Server)? 3. Can php beat WebSphere, SilverStream, WebLogic? (Not in term of development time, in term of speed and stability, I currently develop on SilverStream, and I found it sucks!) I read a lot of review on php by others, most of them said php is good for normal dynamic content website. Hence I hope I can get the answer from you guys. :) Currently I already some shopping-cart website, small CRM website for some company. But when come to huge website (Internet/Intranet), all consultants prefer Java. That's all for now, hope I can hear from you guy. Thanks. regards, vic