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International PHP Magazine:
Poll Question: You Did Not Know That
Sep 18, 2006 @ 19:16:19

The International PHP Magazine has conducted a poll on its website over the past week, this time asking "You Did Not Know That...", asking developers which of the true statements about PHP they didn't know about.

The options this time were:

  • The trailing '?>' in PHP is Optional
  • You can embed other programming languages in PHP
  • Objects can be made to look like arrays by using Standard PHP Library
  • require is faster than require_once
  • Anything Less than 5.1.0 is Silly
  • All
There wasn't a whole lot of difference in the results of this poll, but the most all-inclusive of the list was the one selected the most - "All". Following that, was that the trailing closing PHP tag is optional, then a tie for third between the "embed other languages" and "Less than PHP 5.1.0" options.

Be sure to cast your vote in their latest poll that asks readers that they're really looking for in their frameworks.

tagged: poll question did not know embed other language framework poll question did not know embed other language framework

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International PHP Magazine:
Poll Question: You Did Not Know That
Sep 18, 2006 @ 19:16:19

The International PHP Magazine has conducted a poll on its website over the past week, this time asking "You Did Not Know That...", asking developers which of the true statements about PHP they didn't know about.

The options this time were:

  • The trailing '?>' in PHP is Optional
  • You can embed other programming languages in PHP
  • Objects can be made to look like arrays by using Standard PHP Library
  • require is faster than require_once
  • Anything Less than 5.1.0 is Silly
  • All
There wasn't a whole lot of difference in the results of this poll, but the most all-inclusive of the list was the one selected the most - "All". Following that, was that the trailing closing PHP tag is optional, then a tie for third between the "embed other languages" and "Less than PHP 5.1.0" options.

Be sure to cast your vote in their latest poll that asks readers that they're really looking for in their frameworks.

tagged: poll question did not know embed other language framework poll question did not know embed other language framework

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Adam Trachtenberg's Blog:
PHP 5 + COM + Skype Help Wanted
Sep 13, 2006 @ 12:15:49

Adam Trachtenberg is looking for some help in the COM department, specficially in using it with PHP5.

I'm trying to use PHP 5.2 to talk to Skype via the COM extension and Skype4COM interface.

I'm using this example from the Skype Forum, but I get a COM exception of "Skype client is not installed."

He also points to someone else with the problem, but still hasn't quite found a solution. Anyone want to help?

tagged: php5 com skype help wanted skype4com interface not installed php5 com skype help wanted skype4com interface not installed

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Adam Trachtenberg's Blog:
PHP 5 + COM + Skype Help Wanted
Sep 13, 2006 @ 12:15:49

Adam Trachtenberg is looking for some help in the COM department, specficially in using it with PHP5.

I'm trying to use PHP 5.2 to talk to Skype via the COM extension and Skype4COM interface.

I'm using this example from the Skype Forum, but I get a COM exception of "Skype client is not installed."

He also points to someone else with the problem, but still hasn't quite found a solution. Anyone want to help?

tagged: php5 com skype help wanted skype4com interface not installed php5 com skype help wanted skype4com interface not installed

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Justin Silverton's Blog:
PHP vs Perl
Apr 14, 2006 @ 23:24:04

Justin Silverton has posted a comparison between PHP and Perl, with the first part coming more from the PHP side comparing it to Perl and the second the opposite.

He starts off with some of the differences between the two langauges, including that PHP was made for the web, Perl was not and that PHP scripts take less overhead for the web server to run that Perl scripts as CGIs. There are also four larger topics that he looks at:

  • PHP has separate functions for case insensitive operations
  • PHP has inconsistent function naming
  • PHP has no lexical scope
  • PHP has too many functions in the main namespace

All but the top item (that one could be argued either way) are reasons that a Perl user might cite against using PHP. For each of the items, there's a bit of description following to give you a better idea where they're coming from.

tagged: versus perl reasons why not advantages disadvantages versus perl reasons why not advantages disadvantages

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Justin Silverton's Blog:
PHP vs Perl
Apr 14, 2006 @ 23:24:04

Justin Silverton has posted a comparison between PHP and Perl, with the first part coming more from the PHP side comparing it to Perl and the second the opposite.

He starts off with some of the differences between the two langauges, including that PHP was made for the web, Perl was not and that PHP scripts take less overhead for the web server to run that Perl scripts as CGIs. There are also four larger topics that he looks at:

  • PHP has separate functions for case insensitive operations
  • PHP has inconsistent function naming
  • PHP has no lexical scope
  • PHP has too many functions in the main namespace

All but the top item (that one could be argued either way) are reasons that a Perl user might cite against using PHP. For each of the items, there's a bit of description following to give you a better idea where they're coming from.

tagged: versus perl reasons why not advantages disadvantages versus perl reasons why not advantages disadvantages

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Wolfgang Drews' Blog:
PHP Frameworks - to use or not to use?
Mar 27, 2006 @ 14:25:22

It seems like all of the buzz in the PHP community lately is about the proliferation of several PHP frameworks including the Zend Framework, Symfony, and eZ Components. In response to this surge, several developers are offering their opinions on the matter, including Wolfgang Drews, maintainer of DynamicWebPages.de.

There are now so many Frameworks out there for php (just have a short look at dmoz, there are 46 listed, missing some wellknown ones like ezComponents, ZendFramework, Solar, Symfony, Code Igniter, ..., and what about PEAR??) - but which one are you going to use? Well, i guess it is a challenging question, especially if it is now up to you to decide this for a new starting project. Probably all frameworks have some strengths and weaknesses, but how long does it take you to evaluate them? You need some faster criteria to decide, and maybe these one will help you.

The "must have" questions he shares include:

  • Is the framework well documented?
  • Is the framework backed by a well known company?
  • Does the framework fit into your IT-landscape?
Each is as important as the next and together they, and their answers, make for a well-rounded look at each framework.
tagged: framework use not criteria ez components zend solar symfony framework use not criteria ez components zend solar symfony

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Wolfgang Drews' Blog:
PHP Frameworks - to use or not to use?
Mar 27, 2006 @ 14:25:22

It seems like all of the buzz in the PHP community lately is about the proliferation of several PHP frameworks including the Zend Framework, Symfony, and eZ Components. In response to this surge, several developers are offering their opinions on the matter, including Wolfgang Drews, maintainer of DynamicWebPages.de.

There are now so many Frameworks out there for php (just have a short look at dmoz, there are 46 listed, missing some wellknown ones like ezComponents, ZendFramework, Solar, Symfony, Code Igniter, ..., and what about PEAR??) - but which one are you going to use? Well, i guess it is a challenging question, especially if it is now up to you to decide this for a new starting project. Probably all frameworks have some strengths and weaknesses, but how long does it take you to evaluate them? You need some faster criteria to decide, and maybe these one will help you.

The "must have" questions he shares include:

  • Is the framework well documented?
  • Is the framework backed by a well known company?
  • Does the framework fit into your IT-landscape?
Each is as important as the next and together they, and their answers, make for a well-rounded look at each framework.
tagged: framework use not criteria ez components zend solar symfony framework use not criteria ez components zend solar symfony

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Justin Siltervon's Blog:
5 Reasons not to use OSCommerce
Mar 07, 2006 @ 13:09:38

Justin Silverton/i> has written up in this blog post the five reasons he sees not to use the popular OSCommerce E-Commerce software.

He quotes from their site where it mentions that their goal is to "continually evolve by attracting a community [...] to provide additional functionality to the already existing rich feature set."

Of the five raeasons he gives, here are a few:

  • difficult to integrate into an existing design
  • admin navigation issues
  • security

While some of the issues her points out here are a matter of personal preference, the "security" aspect caught my eye. These days, especially with all of the talk about security in the PHP community, that should be one of the first things groups look at in their software. From his comments, OSCommerce doesn't make it very easy to implement a patch either.

tagged: oscommerce not use five reasons security admin issues oscommerce not use five reasons security admin issues

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Justin Siltervon's Blog:
5 Reasons not to use OSCommerce
Mar 07, 2006 @ 13:09:38

Justin Silverton/i> has written up in this blog post the five reasons he sees not to use the popular OSCommerce E-Commerce software.

He quotes from their site where it mentions that their goal is to "continually evolve by attracting a community [...] to provide additional functionality to the already existing rich feature set."

Of the five raeasons he gives, here are a few:

  • difficult to integrate into an existing design
  • admin navigation issues
  • security

While some of the issues her points out here are a matter of personal preference, the "security" aspect caught my eye. These days, especially with all of the talk about security in the PHP community, that should be one of the first things groups look at in their software. From his comments, OSCommerce doesn't make it very easy to implement a patch either.

tagged: oscommerce not use five reasons security admin issues oscommerce not use five reasons security admin issues

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