On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > There's no real reason why you shouldn't use PHP for cli apps, it has a lot of features specifically intended for it even. I've found it to be fast enough for my needs, it's familiar, and I don't need to compile an app every time I make a small code change. > > Yes PHP is primarily a web-based language, but there's no reason it can't be used other places too. In fact, I've even got PHP installed on my Android phone, although I've yet to find a practical use for that! > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > I don't see a reason other then I find other languages more nimble for small scripts. If you are using lots of shared PHP code then of course it would make sense to leverage that existing code rather then re-implement it. The OP was asking (I assume) about a standalone application built from scratch. I would kill for a PHP interpreter (+ Haskell and Python) on iOS. Unfortunately I haven't found one. Regards, -Josh ____________________________________ Joshua Kehn | Josh.Kehn@xxxxxxxxx http://joshuakehn.com
