Official Review
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PHP From an IT Manager's Perspective
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In this article, Tobias Ratschiller (who runs http://phpwizard.net) explains what PHP is, what it can do, and where it stands compared to other programming and scripting languages.
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Comparing PHP with Perl for Dynamic Web Pages
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The main issues discussed in this article about PHP versus Perl are (1) Perl does not separate code from HTML (2) mod_perl is a fine hack, but still a hack (3) and performance.
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A Database-Independent API for PHP
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PHP's lack of a standard database API makes switching databases difficult and costly once an application has been written. For example, if you write a program that uses a MySQL database on the back end, and you want to modify that program so that it uses a Sybase database, you'll most likely spend hours modifying the code. This article, along with sample codes, discusses possible solutions.
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Data-Drive Sites with Midgard
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Zope isn't the only Open Source site-management tool out there. Brian Jepson introduces Midgard. Main topics include: Installing Midgard, Building a Simple Site with Midgard, Defining Styles for Your Site, Creating the Host, Creating Content, Updating the Home Page, and Data Collections.
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