PHP vs Perl

xico

Does anyone have any meaningful opinion on PERL vs PHP? I was thinking about installing PERL on my APACHE server just to give it a shot.. but eh what real uses does PERL have over PHP?? You think installing perl and php is redundant?

nemonoman

Both are useful, but I think you'll end up programming exclusively in one language or the other. I wouldn't try to learn both if I didn't need to...I would only learn PHP.

planetsim

I see nothing wrong with learning both, they are both useful in there own way, however if you want to solely use something for web development I would prefer PHP over Perl, I find Perl to be more suited now to PC/Network administrative tasks. Also try not to start another PHP vs 'x' language there are tons scattered not just here but on the web also.

Drakla

I used perl before PhP, and as a transition from C++ it was grissly, but Php is a delight. When I look at perl scripts it's like getting into bed with your favourite book, opening it and having a big spider fall out of it onto your chest.

Weedpacket

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10253026&highlight=Perl
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10236978&highlight=Perl
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=2102799&highlight=Perl
And to stop this into turning into Yet Another "vs." thread, I'm closing it.