This question has come up again, and I thought that I would try to research it but this appears to be another "holy war". I am looking for links to formal (or just professional) studies done on PHP vs Java - based websites. I am specifically trying to find out what the real differences are when using an an advanced ORM (like Cayenne) with memory management and performance optimization, vs well whatever the heck they use for PHP.
My personal bias, I have done some programming in PHP and it it appears to be pretty primitive to me. My perception is that it is something for high school student because it is easy to run for very simple tasks. However, complex advanced CMS would appear to be difficult and a performance challenge for PHP, but then there is drupal. My research has lead me to "java totally sucks" or "php totally sucks" sorts of comments vs a professional analysis. (The conversations lead you to the feeling that you are eavesdropping on some 17 years olds at a mall.) Finally, I am not aware of any ORM libraries for PHP that would even come close to Cayenne. Anyway, any link would be appreciated and any comments would be appreciated as well. Thanks Joe
