Mark Bixby ported PHP3 last February, you can download the binaries from
bixby.org.

-Pete

At 01:05 PM 9/15/00 +0100, Wilkinson, Mark wrote:

>I, for one would like to see PHP ported to MPE/Posix but am not sure of the
>issues around this, being a non-C programmer.
>
>Cheers.
>
>Mark Wilkinson.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: COLE,GLENN (Non-HP-SantaClara,ex2)
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 14 September 2000 20:50
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Trends in Java vs. Python, PHP, Cold Fusion et. al . (was
> > Apache vs. Cold Fusion)
> >
> >
> > Cortlandt writes:
> >
> > > I propose for your consideration and feedback that Java makes much
> > > more sense today than it did just two year ago.
> >
> > I'll accept that, based mostly on its relatively rapid maturity.
> >
> > > One advantage to Java, IMO, over these other languages is it's
> > > generality.   It can be used for a number of task including server
> > > side programming, client side programming, and general apps.   So
> > > instead of having to learn several languages a programmer
> > need only be
> > > proficient in one -- Java.
> >
> > I'm not entirely convinced that Java has this where others do not.
> > Personally, I've become a huge fan of Perl, though I make no claim
> > to being an expert Perl programmer (whatever that is).
> >
> > Perl even allows a platform-independent GUI (through Perl/Tk),
> > though I've not tried this.
> >
> > Interestingly, part of Perl's power is what I heard described
> > for Java a couple years ago:  the readily-available modules which
> > perform a specific task (like Base64 encoding).
> >
> > Others find Python best suited for rapid prototyping.  I've not
> > spent much time with this, but I know that Bruce Eckel (author
> > of Thinking In Java) is a strong proponent of this.  I know also
> > that he is not particularly fond of Perl (though I've forgotten why).
> >
> > Bottom line:  Some "modern" language -- be it Perl, Python, Java,
> >               or ? -- seems imperative for programmer productivity
> > today.  But personally I'm not convinced there ever will be just one
> > language that's "good enough" to know, with disregard for all others.
> >
> > --Glenn
> >