Then again PHP above all others is seen as the most likely language to replace JAVA as a cross-platform language. Perl and PHP are very much diffrent and very much the same in a fundamental way just like most other languages:
- Perl can be just as much a security risk as any other language (safe C and microsoft languages as they are a little bit worse) it all depends on the skill of the user. Just ask the people on this list who of them know what the taint module does and what would be the use when writting a web site in perl for instance. - PHP is as unsafe as the writters of the code make it... Anyone who knows perl can tell you how bad code can be exploited, the same goes for PHP So in short I know this is the wrong place to say it but as a person who knows both and who has been writting things in may other languages can say it's all up to the author of the code. I know there is a PHP begginers list out there but I have no clue where it would be. I learned PHP by simply being forced to correct code and to find bugs in it. The language is quite simple really if you know perl you will be able to work out what is being done, then the specifics are well just a mater of reading the very good documentation on the php website. Personaly I switch between PHP and Perl a lot and I found that they can compliment each other quite well. All you can do in perl you can do in PHP in some way and visa versa. I have to say though that Perl is by far the best when it comes to working with large chunks of data. The comment about Microsoft languages I agree with they are simply well far to simplified when it comes to real programing you will soon find your self looking forways around the M$ bits and writting your own. Just my rant on why to choose for a language. On 11/18/05, JupiterHost.Net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JupiterHost.Net wrote: > > > > > > > Riano alejo wrote: > > > >> Anybody know a good emaillist for PHP BEGINERS??? > > > > > > Sure: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Seriously though, if you're a beginner, learn *any* language but PHP and > > > anything Microsoft specific. > > > > And to add to that wonderful address I sent before: > > http://tnx.nl/php > > Pure genius! > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > < http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > >
