As someone who uses PHP to do the small things I would recommend using Python or another language. I am trying to transition away from PHP to Python as it is not a panacea. PHP's great for web scripting but was never intended to do all of the duct taped projects that I have put together with it. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Yitzchak Schaffer < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 3/24/2010 17:43, Joe Hourcle wrote: > >> I know there's a lot of stuff written in it, but *please* don't >> recommend PHP to beginners. >> >> Yes, you can get a lot of stuff done with it, but I've had way too many >> incidents where newbie coders didn't check their inputs, and we've had >> to clean up after them. >> > > Another way of looking at this: part of learning a language is learning its > vulnerabilities and how to deal with them. And how to avoid security holes > in web code in general. > > -- > Yitzchak Schaffer > Systems Manager > Touro College Libraries > 33 West 23rd Street > New York, NY 10010 > Tel (212) 463-0400 x5230 > Fax (212) 627-3197 > Email [log in to unmask] > > Access Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] >