[Mapserver-users] Perl/MapScript or PHP/Mapscript

[Norbert Thieme]

Alexander Lim schrieb:
> Hi all,
> 
> I just getting started and realised that we can make
> use of Perl/MapScript and PHP/Mapscript, but i would
> like to know what's the differences and which one is
> "better" to use. And which one is more popular and
> more people are using it (This is for getting help
> from this list when i face some problem down the
> line). Does the two perform and is doing the same
> thing at all?
> 
> which one should i adopt in terms of flexibility and
> features.
> 
> please advice. thanks
> 
> alex
> 
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Hi,

I think both are a good choice and you can make your decision on your 
experiences in PHP and Perl.

My impression is that PHP is a bit more often used. But I think the 
functions should not be too different.

To the specific functions of mapscript you have to see the functions of 
"basic" Perl - PHP. I can't tell you something about Perl but PHP itself 
is great because there are much helpful functions for example for 
database access which can help to make a nice application.

Regards,
Norbert