Re: PERL vs. Shell scripting for server automation.

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Author: Eric Cope
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: PERL vs. Shell scripting for server automation.
Some servers don't have PHP-CLI installed, only the Apache module. That's
the only hangup I've found.
Eric

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Alex Dean <> wrote:

>
> On May 19, 2010, at 8:16 PM, keith smith wrote:
>
>
>> Well Shell looks like Chinese to me. I bet I can learn it as I have
>> learned a number of languages. I think knowing what to do [with Linux]
>> might be more difficult than learning a language. I did some PERL scripting
>> about 10 years ago. Seems simple enough.
>>
>> Since it is half a dozen of one or 6 of the other, I'm wondering which
>> would give me more mileage since I am currently doing PHP?
>>
>
> If you know PHP, are comfortable with PHP, and PHP is on the servers you
> need to do your scripting on, use PHP. You'll get your work done faster,
> with fewer errors, and less maintenance hassles down the road. I don't see
> the need to learn another language just for 'admin' work.
>
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