It's
Perl, not
PERL and the bane of PHP is that it has a multitude of functions, which seem to do almost the same thing but not quite. By the last count there were almost 700 functions!
As an example there is:
- mysql_connect which is defined as mysql_connect ( [string $ server [, string $ username [, string $ password [, bool $ new_link [, int $ client_flags ]]]]] ); and
- mssql_connect which is defined as mssql_connect ( [string $servername [, string $username [, string $password [, bool $new_link]]]] )
and yes, you have
odbc_connect and
odbc_pconnect if you need persistent connections and the whole lot of
mysqli_* improved functions ("i" for improved) and for the Postgres users there is of course
pg_connect which unfortunately has a totally different syntax.
Perl has chosen not to go that way, but to provide a basic core of functions and core-modules extending the basic-functions and a multitude of modules which you can add when necessary. This keeps Perl as a language relatively small and clean, but allows for easy extension if and when necessary.
If you want to start coding in Perl, don't try to code PHP in Perl.
CountZero
A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James
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