[ILUG] PHP/mysql content management system

[John Allman]

Dave O Connor wrote:

>John Allman said on Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 05:04:32PM +0000:
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>>dont want to hear about perl or java or python solutions.
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>Why?
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a) I know and like php. It was designed as a server side scripting 
language. I have no experience with python, but the idea of using java 
or perl makes my skin crawl. i think it's even easier to write crappy 
code in perl than php (certainly for this kind of thing) and although 
i'm quite fond of java as a language, i've never used it for this (and 
cant imagine it's anywhere near as nice as php) and i dont like the idea 
of having to have proprietary software installed to run my website 
reliably. I know there are open source runtime environments, but they're 
not "there" yet.

b) The hosting company i'm intending to go with support php.

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>>* A nice modular clean codebase.
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>Wouldn't it being in PHP preclude that?
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Not neccessarily. Although i know where you're coming from. It's easy to 
write sloppy php. But I have seen nice php code and i believe it can exist.

But aside from all that - is there a particular thing you had in mind or 
were you just generally php-bashing:) I know i said i didn't want other 
options, but if there's a mind blowingly, obviously better one, then go 
for it!

John