Simply because you personally immediately see the benefits of integrating PHP into CFML code, doesn't mean that the value is not there. It only means that you can't see it (yet).
Personally, I see a lot I could do with this. One example would be that I've been using CFEXECUTE in conjunction with command-line PHP for a while now in order to generate high-quality image thumbnails. The GD libraries that are included in PHP are far superior to anything I've ever seen from a Java environment. With this innovation - I can just write PHP code right in the middle of my CFML code to generate my thumbnails. No funky code separation with CFEXECUTE - and much simpler variable sharing. Previously I've had to pass variables via command line attributes. This method is much simpler. > If you want to do PHP, use PHP. Haha - I don't even know where to begin with this statement. Isn't using PHP the whole point? And why just use one language when I can combine them and leverage the advantages of each? Silly human. =P The power and freedom to choose is *always* a good thing. Warm regards, Jordan Michaels Vivio Technologies http://www.viviotech.net/ BlueDragon Alliance Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > Yeah, PHP integration just seems pointless. > > If you want to do PHP, use PHP. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Mon Jun 04 23:53:11 2007 > Subject: RE: Run PHP code inline on a Coldfusion page > >> If CF can leverage existing apps written in other languages >> even to a modest degree, this greatly increases the value of >> ColdFusion. > > Since PHP, Ruby, etc are free, the only possible value can come from > integration between existing apps. I can see that value with Java, where I > can use CF as essentially a replacement for a JSP view, but I just don't see > much value for PHP integration. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:280056 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
