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@NogDogNov 14.2009 — #The various system()/exec()/shell_exec() functions in PHP allow you to do anything on the host you could do from the command line (assuming the user under whom the script is executed has the necessary permissions). As alluded to above, as far as web applications go, the ability to interact directly with the OS is a double-edged sword, though.
As far as "which language is best" arguments go, programmers are generally very good at finding reasons that their favorite language is better. ? (For instance, Java fans will complain that Perl is too unstructured, while Perl fans will cite that as a feature, making Perl more flexible.)
Something PHP cannot do that ASP.net can?
Hi
The other day I was having a debate with one of my friend on the topic “ASP.net v/s PHP”.
He said that ASP.net can interact with the OS and the hardware but PHP cannot. Is this true? Is this PHP’s limitation that it cannot interact with the OS or the hardware??
Please if anyone can throw some light on this?
Many Thanks
*PS: Here were are referring Windows as the OS.
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@NogDogNov 14.2009 — #The various system()/exec()/shell_exec() functions in PHP allow you to do anything on the host you could do from the command line (assuming the user under whom the script is executed has the necessary permissions). As alluded to above, as far as web applications go, the ability to interact directly with the OS is a double-edged sword, though.As far as "which language is best" arguments go, programmers are generally very good at finding reasons that their favorite language is better. ? (For instance, Java fans will complain that Perl is too unstructured, while Perl fans will cite that as a feature, making Perl more flexible.)