PHP comes in three major compilations: module, CGI, and CLI. The module only works for web server (that I know of) and is the fastest way to serve PHP based content from a web server. CGI can be run for either the shell, or from the web server. There is a performance hit when run from the web server since the binary must be loaded on every request; however, many hosting companies offer the CGI solution because it gives the developer complete control over PHP version, extensions, and anything else related to the binary itself. CGI as I said can also be used for shell scripts. It was originally the only way to use PHP for shell scripting until the recent addition of the CLI compilation which provides features and enhancements specifically targeted at shell scripting in PHP.
HTH, Rob. On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 10:16, Scott Fletcher wrote: > Looked through all of those 11 README files and they don't say much about > it. > -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework -- http://www.interjin.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
