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Re: query: how many use PHP for linux scripts [message #185938 is a reply to message #185924] Thu, 15 May 2014 02:49 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 5/14/2014 4:50 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 14/05/14 20:54, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> On 2014-05-14, The Natural Philosopher <tnp(at)invalid(dot)invalid> wrote:
>>> On 14/05/14 09:44, crankypuss wrote:
>>>> On 05/13/2014 03:10 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>>> > PHP is fine if you're working with the web, kind of pointless
>>>> > otherwise.
>>>>
>>>> I find that to be absolutely not the case.
>>>
>>> but others don't. They take a personal and opposite view.
>>>
>>> PHP CAN be used for other things. But most of us were dong other things
>>> perfectly well before we discovered PHP and for us PHP only has one
>>> advantage: its widely supported as a web scripting language.
>>
>> As a tool for C avoidance, PHP is a bit of a johnny-come-lately.
>> If that's all you're really interested in, then there are plenty of
>> more well established options with whatever bells and whistles you're
>> interested in.
>>
>> C vs. PHP is just such a weird dichotomy because pure C is so
>> ancient and PHP is kind of not (and thus somewhat redundant).
>>
>
> C is still the language that fits everything.
>

Anyone who thinks "C" is "the language that fits everything" doesn't
know much about programming.

If "C" were so great, why are there so many other languages?

>> On the other hand, PHP has gained itself a reputation for being
>> the modern day equivalent of Sendmail or BIND in terms of being a
>> security disaster.
>>
>
> sendmail wasn't a security disaster if you set it up OK and bind - well
> I've never had a problem
>

Nope, it isn't a security disaster if you don't use it.

> Nor with PHP either
>
> Juts be carefiul how you use it.
>
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