PHP vs Perl in CLI

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    Hi, which is better for CLI (Command Line Interface)?
     
    Kaizoku, Dec 11, 2007 IP
  2. NoobieDoobieDo

    NoobieDoobieDo Peon

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    IMHO Perl.
     
    NoobieDoobieDo, Dec 11, 2007 IP
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    NetStar Notable Member

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    To me it doesn't make sense to use PHP from the command line. Mainly because it was never designed to be a shell utility.
     
    NetStar, Dec 13, 2007 IP
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    Kaizoku Well-Known Member

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    I compiled php as cgi, so it can be use from shell. Since it can now do STDIN and STDOUT.
     
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    You'll find Perl is more heavily used for command line utilities. Whether that means it's better though could be a matter of opinion.
     
    InFloW, Dec 16, 2007 IP