in reply to php + Smarty looks like CGI

I used PHP for some (small) projects, while I always used PErl for the others. Now I'm back to Perl for every web project I do.

In my opinion, PHP is agood and easy to use tool to create dynamic web pages: I wouldn't define it a programming language (but, then, I can be burnt for this ;-)).

If you know Perl, stay with it.

Michele.