perl vs. php for a website backend

[goldboyd]

Hey all, i'm going to be working on a website that will have a mysql backend and i'm not sure what langauge to use to interface with it, either perl or php. I dont have much experience other than the basics with either, so i'll have to learn either one. I'd like to use CF, however cf is too expensive since this will be on a colo'ed box.

so what do you guys like more, php or perl, and why?

thanks

 

[goldboyd]

anybody?

 

[xtra crispy]

You might find PHP easier if you are from a C/C++ background. PHP has it's benefits being that it's parsed by the web server instead of the web server spawning a new thread to process the perl script.

 

[Anarchos]

Of course if you use mod_perl then perl remains loaded too. But I'm a big php fan myself; perl tends to lead to inelegant/sloppy code that may get the job done, but it's more difficult to understand than a c/java-based language like php. Plus the ability to write php inline with html is very handy for web apps.

 

[Supergax]

php for me and audrey😕

 

[goldboyd]

thanks for the comments, i guess i'll go php. any other comments or does anybody know any good websites with good php info (other than php.net)