Is PHP this much BAD ????

Anon

Hello All,
Nowadays I facing some contoversies about PHP as my senior programmer always try to prove that the php is nothing before Servelet. Is it true that insted of PHP we shoud use servelet?? Is PHP unsecure ?? Which one is fast PHP or Servelet ??
there are so many questions regarding this topic, so this thread will continue untill we couldn't find the solution. Kindly hepl me to solve the Myth..
Everyone is invited to give his best..

Regards
Tabish

Anon

Yes, php is very much bad if programmer is very much more badder.

php is easy to make bad code. just not try and you do it!

if you are good or programmer, then php ok.

Anon

Thanx smith but you didn't Clear what I want to ASK ... anyone else?????

Anon

It's a matter of personal preference.

Some people say PHP is bad because it doesn't have a very strict syntax and you don't have to declare variables.
In Java the compiler will beat you if you don't declare a var, or if you want to put a string into an integer.

Personally I feel it's the programmers job to write code that works, not code that needs to be analysed by a compiler to filter out all the mistakes the programmer made.

As for speed I think PHP and Servlets are close competitors.
Ofcourse, it depends on what you make your program do.
In the end, both languages use the same computer, so they can do 99.9% the same operations.

My personal preference is for PHP, because it's so easy to put PHP inside HTML documents and edit them on the fly,
whereas Servlets need to be compiled before they can work.

Anon

What did you ask ??? For me it sounds like Is a Mercedes Benz S Class or a Jeep Wrangler the better car ... You will answer this question with a "depends on what you need your car for" ... And that is the same thing with those two languages!! They are both good. For security I think Java is the better choice for quick (but as Alan and vincent said, take care that i doesn't get dirty !!!)coding and learning a language PHP is better ... If you can write Java Programms i don't think it will take you more than a day to learn the PHP Basics ... so why don't try it by yourself ??

cya Rob

Anon

Thanx for ur views. But as I told by someone that Servelet is pre compiled so compiler dont need to complile it again, that's why servelet is fast?? Is it true??

Anon

Well personally i would have to agree with Vincent. I come from Visual basic and C++ programming.. i just started to learn php not long ago and am finding out that PHP seems to do better job than some of the other stuff out there.. i got into ASP a while ago and found out that it was kind of like vb but php seems to be a better way to go so i switched.. as far as servlets go, i think that servlets are faster in general because they are precompiled.. that kind of makes it even worst to deal with because I hate dealing with compiled @!#$.. (sorry about the language). I had to deal with it alot when i did VB. Anyways, overall servlets are just a tiny bit advanced than php but if you are a good programmer, you can use php to do some of the coolest stuff. Since PHP was written for web development and is open source.. there is no limit to what you can do. Servlets on the other hand require extensive knowledge of Java (C++) like syntax and knowing how to do it, is a big plus. I know i am going back and forth but personally, i am loving php. It is amazing how much you can do without getting so complicated OOP going 🙂 take care and hopefully it makes sense.. cuz i might be just smoking and babbling along...

Anon

Hey Crazytoon... Nice for your Butifull view It seems that u are just kile me (PHP edict🙂 well I am collecting some SOLID facts about the which I have to Show to the opposite Party 🙂 "Servelet Programmers") well again thanx for ur nice reply..

Anon

hehe no problem 🙂 i was trying not to be too pro php 🙂

Anon

One thing about servlets is they are only faster if they can be cached. Whenever I servlet is loaded into memory for the first time, you will get a performance hit. This may not be a big deal, but depending on how often your web server is restarted or your servlets are updated it could become an issue. Their are other good reasons to use php, like it is free, and it integrates into apache better (imo) but those may not help you.

As others have noted, its personal prefrence. A lot of java programmers think java is "the one true language" and you will never be able to convince them of non-java solutions. if you subscribe to the theory that you should use tools designed for what your doing, php is probably your choice.

Anon

Thanx Robert For your Nice reply..