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A Reddit post from a few years ago explains pretty well why PHP has such a terrible reputation: https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/5tqoqa/web_devs_whats_y

A Reddit post from a few years ago explains pretty well why PHP has such a terrible reputation: https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/5tqoqa/web_devs_whats_your_beef_with_php/ddodpuh/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/5tqoqa/web_devs_wha... PHP should have chosen to undergo a rebranding a few years ago, if you ask me. The stigma it has to deal with is probably unsurmountable and will be forever. If you think PHP, you think WordPress and Joomla, and that means "hacks and vulnerabilities"... It's a good language nowadays, with quirks like any other language, but I still have one big problem with it: There are too many "PHP developers" out there, and most of them are very bad, and many of the good ones are from poor regions in the world and you can find them on Fiverr doing kick-ass work for a grand total of $50.

rexreed 5y ago
How do you find those kickass ones on Fiverr among a sea of bad ones?
- nunodonato 5y ago
  the good ones are not on fiverr ;)
  - rexreed 5y ago
    The above comment says: "many of the good ones are from poor regions in the world and you can find them on Fiverr doing kick-ass work for a grand total of $50. " That's what I'm replying to.
tyingq 5y ago
My personal favorite PHP wtf is this one: if (md5('240610708') == md5('QNKCDZO')) { echo "true\n"; } Though I do use php, and love many things about it.
- foldor 5y ago
  Having been out of PHP for several years now, I assume that needs a === instead of ==? It's unfortunate that we have the need for a ===, but it's no different that JS in that regard.
  - tyingq 5y ago
    The underlying issue is that while md5() thinks it is returning a hex number, if the hex number starts with 0e, php thinks it's 0^<whatever>.
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- cyberbanjo 5y ago
  Do you know why that is? php > echo md5('240610708'); 0e462097431906509019562988736854 php > echo md5('QNKCDZO'); 0e830400451993494058024219903391
  - dangson 5y ago
    Here is the explanation: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php#123392 https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php#123392
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  - wildrhythms 5y ago
    Would this be avoided by using a string comparison function? https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strcmp.php https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strcmp.php
    - cyberbanjo 5y ago
      Yes. php > echo strcmp(md5('240610708'), md5('QNKCDZO')); -4

rexreed 5y ago

How do you find those kickass ones on Fiverr among a sea of bad ones?

nunodonato 5y ago
the good ones are not on fiverr ;)
- rexreed 5y ago
  The above comment says: "many of the good ones are from poor regions in the world and you can find them on Fiverr doing kick-ass work for a grand total of $50. " That's what I'm replying to.

tyingq 5y ago

My personal favorite PHP wtf is this one: if (md5('240610708') == md5('QNKCDZO')) { echo "true\n"; } Though I do use php, and love many things about it.

foldor 5y ago
Having been out of PHP for several years now, I assume that needs a === instead of ==? It's unfortunate that we have the need for a ===, but it's no different that JS in that regard.
- tyingq 5y ago
  The underlying issue is that while md5() thinks it is returning a hex number, if the hex number starts with 0e, php thinks it's 0^<whatever>.
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cyberbanjo 5y ago
Do you know why that is? php > echo md5('240610708'); 0e462097431906509019562988736854 php > echo md5('QNKCDZO'); 0e830400451993494058024219903391
- dangson 5y ago
  Here is the explanation: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php#123392 https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php#123392
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- wildrhythms 5y ago
  Would this be avoided by using a string comparison function? https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strcmp.php https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strcmp.php
  - cyberbanjo 5y ago
    Yes. php > echo strcmp(md5('240610708'), md5('QNKCDZO')); -4