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2.3.12.3 PHP versus Other Programming Languages
A big advantage of using PHP over JSP is the ease
with which the pages can be
deployed and modified. With PHP, you simply open the file, make a change, and save the
file.
The
new page and changes are picked up
instantly.
Another
key
advantage
of
PHP,
when
compared
to
other
scripting
languages
such
as
ASP
or
ColdFusion,
is
that
it
is
open-source and cross-platform,
suitable
for
today's
heterogeneous
network
environments.
According to blog.taragana.com [14], PHP is geared towards making the life of a
developer easy. It has several functions which makes writing code a pleasure. Reading a
file can be done in a single statement. Read a
file as an array of string
will
need to call
file(). Java on the other hand is more focused (API wise) towards minimizing resource
consumption. Resource could be memory, processing power or hard disk.
For
example
most
of
Java
I/O
API is
based
on
stream
processing
paradigm.
While
stream processing ensures optimum usage of resources, it makes simple ordinary jobs
harder.
2.3.13 Apache HTTP Server
2.3.13.1 The Definition of Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server is a server tool used
in
software development, which
is
free
and
widely
used
by
the
end
users.
This
application
is
usually
implemented
in
HTTP
(Web) Server. This Apache HTTP Server is managed and developed by a group of
volunteers located around the world by using Internet, web,
mailing
list,
messenger
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