Python vs. PHP

[Brett Haydon]

See www.modpython.org for a python equivalent of modphp.
It's fast and stable, but you may have to change your thinking somewhat
about how you develop.

Where PHP is mainly embedded in HTML, Python is not (not withstanding
a few projects to do just that).

But the trend is towards separation of code from design, so Python has
a natural head start in that area..

Brett


"ll" <lloeffler at home.com> wrote in message
news:3AE0D4E7.FA51F14D at home.com...
> I already have a pretty large existing code base on an interactive
> website written in PHP.  I'm very happy with the performance and ease of
> use, integration with MySQL and Apache.  (The  "trinity" of web
> development).
>
> I've been playing around with python recently and have written a few CGI
> scripts with it, but I am reluctant to devote too much effort into
> Python development.
>
> How does Python stack up against PHP in terms of performance?  PHP runs
> as a module in Apache, I think, whereas Python runs in a seperate
> process.  What kind of overhead is there in starting up the VM for each
> page hit?  How well does it scale?
>
> I have heard of Zope, but don't know a great deal about it.  It seems
> more like an entire framework for a website--how well would it integrate
> with my existing codebase?
>
> Drop in any other ideas/thoughts you have about the comparison
>
> Luke
>