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I like PHP just fine, but what you just did there, was compare a language--bundled with apache even--and compared it to 2 frameworks. It's just as easy to get

• masklinn 15y ago
  mod_python is kind-of a pain to get going actually, and recommended against these days. mod_wsgi on the other hand... 4 lines in your apache config file. 6 if you're using a daemon process (which is better).
  • encoderer 15y ago
    That's what I get for being poetic. I've done a lot of python development but not all that much for the web. When i have, I used Tornado. Which is also really easy to get running. So I stand by my point!!
• KnightWhoSaysNi 15y ago
  To use WSGI (which is what most people would use instead of mod_python) you have to write some lines in your server configuration plus a script that loads your framework of choice. Compare that to getting CodeIgniter up and running: SFTP the files into the server, and you're up. No server configuration needed. One could argue that this is not a feature of PHP itself, but that doesn't change the fact that "normal" PHP solutions are simply faster to get up and running.
  • encoderer 15y ago
    (Read my tone here is debatish and not di^kish plz) In what circumstances does the fact that a Hello World can be setup in 5 mins versus 10 actually matter? We spend thousands of hours developing software. Five mins versus 10 is truly moot. Besides, you're going to get into httpd.conf to configure a vhost before long -- mod_php or mod_wsgi -- so it's not as if it's a hands-off experience with PHP.