CGI or PHP better?

mhs12grade1992 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-08-05, 04:22 AM

Is PHP script more easier than CGI script? If so, why? I heard PHP is more security than CGI. What's the difference between PHP and CGI? When I set up my webhosting, I will have both CGI and PHP supported. So I can use both scripts.

NeverMind · #2 (**permalink**) 02-08-05, 11:37 AM

PHP is much easier than Perl (popular as CGI) and is more readable ..
security is up to you .. you are the one securing your scripts..

moronovich · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-05, 11:28 AM

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PHP is much easier than Perl (popular as CGI) and is more readable ..
security is up to you .. you are the one securing your scripts..

for confirmation, perl is not cgi and vice versa. cgi is not any language. it's an interface for client-server communication. perl is often misunderstood as cgi for most applications use perl with .cgi extension while both of them refer to different terms. indeed.

Tempestshade · #4 (**permalink**) 02-09-05, 02:16 PM

WOW wait a minute there NeverMind lol thats ur opinion lol i program in both php and perl/cgi lol i find perl/cgi is simpler to use BUT php has more options lol. If you are a beginner id go with perl/cgi then move to php thats what i did. Perl/cgi is very simple for beginners

NeverMind · #5 (**permalink**) 02-09-05, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by moronovich

for confirmation, perl is not cgi and vice versa. cgi is not any language. it's an interface for client-server communication. perl is often misunderstood as cgi for most applications use perl with .cgi extension while both of them refer to different terms. indeed.

Yup, I know that

that's why I said it's popular as CGI, because as you said, too many people confuses them because of the .cgi extension also because they are put in CGI-bin folder ...
what people don't usually know that you can run PHP as CGI just like Perl

as for Tempestshade, different opinions we have

I don't code in Perl, but I read some tuts about it's basic syntax and I think PHP is easier..

moronovich · #6 (**permalink**) 02-09-05, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tempestshade

WOW wait a minute there NeverMind lol thats ur opinion lol i program in both php and perl/cgi lol i find perl/cgi is simpler to use BUT php has more options lol. If you are a beginner id go with perl/cgi then move to php thats what i did. Perl/cgi is very simple for beginners

i appreciate your opinion. however if you call perl as a so easy language to learn, you are directing programmer wannabe to the wrong direction. perl is often known as nightmare for its intricate regular expression. new perl user would often discourage himself after viewing the magical syntax.

perl is more mature than php. anyway, perl development is slower because it's not so interesting for end user (like phyton). it's normal since perl is not designed for web programming. if you want to handle strings properly, perl is your choice.

php is much simplified as the main goal of php programming is to make (web) programming as easy as possible. you may argue that in php 5, php becomes more intricate with its oo programming. anyway, it's not the reason. php 5 oo is designed to boost script execution at run time. you may notice that in php 4 you can call all functions in a class (ie. all are public functions) which is bad in system design for the performance hit occures. with a little type hint in the language (without leaving the loosely typed concept), you will get cleaner and faster code even for your enterprise solution.

regards,

mhs12grade1992 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-09-05, 09:01 PM

In my convenience, I would go with PHP codes because I found very convenience. I'd use CGI Perl if needed. I would rather to have both supported at my webhosting server. I would mostly use PHP. Especially for a log-in membership account.

I heard PHP is part of Perl, yeah.

MHS