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On Thu, 25 Mar 2010, Brian Stamper wrote: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:51:38 -0400, Mark Tomko <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I wouldn't recommend PHP to learn as a programming language, if your goal >> is to have a general purpose programming language at your disposal. PHP is >> a fine language for building dynamic web pages, but it won't help you to >> slice and dice a big text file or process a bunch of XML or do some other >> "odd job" that you don't want to do by hand. > > To be precise, PHP can indeed do these kind of things, particularly in > command line mode. I certainly don't recommend it, but if you're used to PHP > for other reasons, and you already have it available to you, you can do 'odd > jobs' with PHP. You can also use your teeth to open a tight bottle cap, the > edge of a knife as a screwdriver, and duct tape to perform auto repairs. You say that as if duct tape is a bad thing for auto repairs. Not all duct tape repairs are candidates for "There, I fixed it!"[1]. It works just fine for the occassional hose repair. -Joe [1] http://thereifixedit.com/