Hmmmm. I would like to know a few more of your requirements before giving a confident answer. Questions such as: The reason i ask these questions is that i myself have been dabbling in PHP lately, due to my new job which requires it. Up until this point i scoffed PHP, thinking it to be a kiddie version of Perl. This is not true at all. PHP is actually quite useful, powerful, and fast. Perl can do everything that PHP can do and probably do it better, but PHP can do it right now and generally in an easier fashion for someone who does not have a lot of experience with Perl.

So, with that in mind, if you really foresee a lot of complexity ahead of you, you should consider Perl. If you really believe that this project will be fairly simple, give PHP a shot. I recommend you check out the O'Reilly book Programming PHP and definitely check out Smarty, PHP's HTML templating engine.

But ..... good luck finding a community like this one for PHP when you need assistance. >:)

UPDATE:
Re: your reply ... stick with Perl! :D With the many CPAN modules available, you should have no trouble writing glue code to create your app.

jeffa

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In reply to (jeffa) Re: Perl or php for database edits? by jeffa
in thread Perl or php for database edits? by KPeter0314

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