Re: WebDNA vs PHP

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Oops I guess I have to take it all back now. I found the famous "heredoc syntax" in my PHP Bible on page 172: PHP $variables all mixed with your HTML code .... add as many lines of HTML mixed with $variables as you can stand! .... .... EOT ?> As someone on this list has said before: Sweet! : c) MK On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 03:12 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: > yup. but when youre dealing with lots of html code, that use " 's. its > better to escape from php. > because for every ", you have to escape it using a \". > > eg: > > echo ""; > > or > > ?> > > I just find it easier to read this way. personal preference i guess :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > > >> Yes but it's either: >> <---- 29 characters >> or >> hello <--- 34 characters >> >> ... and to keep this a little on the WebDNA topic here I'll compare. >> In >> WebDNA I would use something like: >> >> [showif x=True] hello [name][/showif] <--- 34 characters >> >> hahahahha .... : c) >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 02:49 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: >> >>> You dont have to echo() or print(). you can just escape from the php >>> portion >>> of the code using ?> and >> >>> eg: >>> .... >>> ... >>> if ($variable) { ?> >>>

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>>> >> ... >>> ... >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marc Kaiwi" >>> To: "WebDNA Talk" >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:33 AM >>> Subject: WebDNA vs PHP >>> >>> >>>> Well I've been working with php/mysql for (only) about a week now >>>> ... >>>> very cool! I'm excited about it. I'm converting a website I wrote >>>> some >>>> years ago in perl/DBM to php/mysql, the server hosting it doesn't >>>> support WebDNA so that option is out unfortunately. >>>> >>>> Here's the one big advantage (IMHO) that WebDNA has over PHP : >>>> WebDNA >>>> integrates better with html in that it allows you to use straight >>>> html >>>> inside contexts without wrapping them in a print() or echo() >>>> statements, this can be a real time saver. Other than that, php >>>> seems >>>> to be just as quick to code and develop, it seems to be just a fast >>>> and >>>> full featured. PHP's big advantage may be that it's powerful, free >>>> and >>>> integrates with MySQL so well. >>>> >>>> Just a few thoughts as I make my way through the dark. Looking for >>>> the >>>> light switch which has got to be here somewhere, I know it. >>>> >>>> Signed: Marc Kaiwi >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >> Signed: Marc Kaiwi >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > Signed: Marc Kaiwi ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Alan White 2003)
  2. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
  3. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  4. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  5. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  6. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  7. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  8. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  9. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  10. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  11. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Stuart Tremain 2003)
  12. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  13. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  14. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  15. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  16. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  17. WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
Oops I guess I have to take it all back now. I found the famous "heredoc syntax" in my PHP Bible on page 172: PHP $variables all mixed with your HTML code .... add as many lines of HTML mixed with $variables as you can stand! .... .... EOT ?> As someone on this list has said before: Sweet! : c) MK On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 03:12 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: > yup. but when youre dealing with lots of html code, that use " 's. its > better to escape from php. > because for every ", you have to escape it using a \". > > eg: > > echo ""; > > or > > ?> > > I just find it easier to read this way. personal preference i guess :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > > >> Yes but it's either: >> <---- 29 characters >> or >> hello <--- 34 characters >> >> ... and to keep this a little on the WebDNA topic here I'll compare. >> In >> WebDNA I would use something like: >> >> [showif x=True] hello [name][/showif] <--- 34 characters >> >> hahahahha .... : c) >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 02:49 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: >> >>> You dont have to echo() or print(). you can just escape from the php >>> portion >>> of the code using ?> and >> >>> eg: >>> .... >>> ... >>> if ($variable) { ?> >>>

html code here

>>> >> ... >>> ... >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marc Kaiwi" >>> To: "WebDNA Talk" >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:33 AM >>> Subject: WebDNA vs PHP >>> >>> >>>> Well I've been working with php/mysql for (only) about a week now >>>> ... >>>> very cool! I'm excited about it. I'm converting a website I wrote >>>> some >>>> years ago in perl/DBM to php/mysql, the server hosting it doesn't >>>> support WebDNA so that option is out unfortunately. >>>> >>>> Here's the one big advantage (IMHO) that WebDNA has over PHP : >>>> WebDNA >>>> integrates better with html in that it allows you to use straight >>>> html >>>> inside contexts without wrapping them in a print() or echo() >>>> statements, this can be a real time saver. Other than that, php >>>> seems >>>> to be just as quick to code and develop, it seems to be just a fast >>>> and >>>> full featured. PHP's big advantage may be that it's powerful, free >>>> and >>>> integrates with MySQL so well. >>>> >>>> Just a few thoughts as I make my way through the dark. Looking for >>>> the >>>> light switch which has got to be here somewhere, I know it. >>>> >>>> Signed: Marc Kaiwi >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >> Signed: Marc Kaiwi >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > Signed: Marc Kaiwi ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Marc Kaiwi

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