Re: WebDNA vs PHP

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = yeap, liking it. makes some stuff heaps easier... clever idea this free open source community... ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajeev Kumar" To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:18 PM Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > Oh wow. that IS sweet! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:11 PM > Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > > > > Oops I guess I have to take it all back now. I found the famous > > "heredoc syntax" in my PHP Bible on page 172: > > > > > echo << > 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/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ 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)
yeap, liking it. makes some stuff heaps easier... clever idea this free open source community... ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajeev Kumar" To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:18 PM Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > Oh wow. that IS sweet! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:11 PM > Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > > > > Oops I guess I have to take it all back now. I found the famous > > "heredoc syntax" in my PHP Bible on page 172: > > > > > echo << > 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/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ "Andrew Simpson"

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