[Xitami] CGI vs PHP

[Jim Mooney]

I've been fighting CGI and it's awful permissions for so long I've
decided to move to PHP. The latest version of PHP integrates
automatically with the Xitami server so you can learn it very easily. Of
course, the one problem is there is still a dearth of good PHP as opposed
to free perl scripts, for things like bulletin boards or group event
calendars, that are the equal of the ones in Perl at Matt's Script
Archive. I  like Perl but I really get tired setting endless permissions
in the cgi-bin.

Anyone know where I might find a good bbs or calendar in PHP?

And speaking of permissions, I was thinking of getting cable so I'd have
a fixed IP and setting up FTP (which I finally figured out).  But just
how secure is the Xitami FTP? It will be open to the world, so I assume
it's nearly impossible for hackers to break out of so they can go ravage
my disk.

Oy, now I've got to learn server security. PHP today, security tomorrow.
It never ends on the web ;')

Happy New Year, by the way.

Yours,

Jim Mooney, webmaster
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