Re: native PHP in V5R4???

>Scripting   languages are easy to learn, and useful in putting up simple
dynamic Web sites   quickly, but they're not a good foundation for
large-scale application   development / deployment. 

I thought the exact same thing, but then I went to a conference (OSCON 2005)
and a Yahoo rep said they write their sites in PHP/MySQL. I would consider
Yahoo one of the "big guys" as far as web sites go, so that made me rethink
my previous bias for Java over PHP.

One might argue that there aren't as nice of frameworks built in PHP
(including UI, DB, resources, etc) but those could all be built just like
they have been in Java.


Aaron Bartell

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From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:35 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] native PHP in V5R4???

As far as   developing a native runtime environment for a scripting
language, IBM has   experience in that.  Just take a look at Net.Data, which
is very similar to PHP   architecturally.
     
    The problem with a   native port of PHP seems to be the large number of
includes, as pointed out by   Eric Kempter.  Imagine what it would take to
do a native port of MySQL.    It wouldn't be worth it.
     
    The appeal of PHP   isn't the language or runtime environment itself.
The appeal is the ability to   run existing applications on the I5 in
addition to other   platforms.
     
    Scripting   languages are easy to learn, and useful in putting up simple
dynamic Web sites   quickly, but they're not a good foundation for
large-scale application   development / deployment.  You may not be able to
say that to a PHP developer,   but RPG developers would probably know what I
mean.
     
    Nathan   Andelin
  
                        
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