PHP and the web

[Craig White]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Jim
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:45 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: PHP and the web
>
>
> Sounds like the AZPHP group is gonna get a new member.  LUGs love to see
> fresh meat ;)
>
> On Monday 09 April 2001 21:36, you wrote:
> > OK, I finally took the bit in the mouth and started chewing.  I'm doing
> > some php for my own learning benefit and because I need to do some stuff
> > in it for work.
> >
> > on a side note:
> >
> > My mom is definitely a M$ drooler as she seemed to be under the
> > impression that IIS and ASP was the most commonly used
> > webserver/scripting language on the web. I've been telling her about php
> > for the last year and only just this week was I finally able to show her
> > that Microsoft was not GOD.  heheh, those Netcraft surveys are useful
> > for something.
> >
> > Hopefully I'll be able to wean her away from Micro$haft and into the
> > *nix world (either *BSD or Linux).
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1. AZ-PHP probably got 2 new members this month. I actually can read from
and write to a MySQL db with it...now I shudder to try to ancticipate the
security implications of it all. I will warn all interested - DO NOT BUY the
book PHP 4 Bible - it is probably the worst language / tech book I have ever
bought.

2. If it weren't for Microsoft, there wouldn't be as much impetus in the
open source world as we would probably be complacent.

3. The nicest thing that Microsoft IIS does is not log security
transgressions so if you've been hacked, it's nice not to know it...the ol'
ignorance is bliss thing.

4. (and I will quit here) - Can you imagine the cross your fingers and pray
attitude of these virual hosting companies offering IIS, VBA, Access &/or
SQL for under $50 per month (likewise Apache/Perl/MySQL etc.)?

Oh and say a prayer for Willie Stargel. Led the NL in HR's & RBI's for 5
straight years. We are family.

Craig