Perrin: I've read that PHP is comparable in speed to mod_perl, but if all you have available is CGI (as is the case on most remote hosting accounts?), then PHP is going to run significantly faster. Unless I'm missing something obvious here.

As for being faster to code, it's faster for small things to work from one file and insert a few lines of code, than it is to work with a templating system and keep the code and HTML separate. Of course, some people may want to keep them separate just on general principle - or if the people managing the content get confused when you mix in code - and in those cases Perl is definitely the better solution. But again, not if all you have available is CGI.

In reply to Re: Perl and Infiltrating PHP Workplaces by TedPride
in thread Perl and Infiltrating PHP Workplaces by Withigo

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