The reason they may not support PHP is that as any scripting language it is
hard to control the cpu cycles it will take. A hostile
PHP script could in theory do some damage to the ISP's resources. Whereas
perpackaged cgi programs are much more controllable when you don't really
trust all your users.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Matt Kozera
> Sent: Friday, 14 July 2000 2:42 PM
> To: Peter Faulks; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] CGI
>
>
> Peter Faulks wrote:
> >
> > G'day Sluggers,
> >
> > I've been offered a job to write a CGI programme.
> >
> > The client's ISP has a company policy against the use of PHP.
> > Are there known security issues with PHP?
> >
>
> Very interesting ! Very weird ! :)
>
> It could be said that PHP is relatively new and therefore not
> refined with its security. Then again they could be using a
> Winblows (haha he hehe HEH ehehe heh) server in which case they
> might not trust it running it ? I dunno.
>
> Why dont you just ring up anonymously* and ask them why they
> support it ? Then report back to the list, i'm dying to know
> why they wont support it, Agent 62 >8[
>
>
>
> Regards, Matt
>
>
> * ftp clients teach *YOU* new words
>
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