- Using anything more than PHP for such task is an overkill.
To be clear, I'm not saying that PHP is the best language of them all. Like all languages it has its ups and downs and there's a lot of subjectivity on what you like and dislike. I'm just saying that such comparison isn't really fair.
> - You're comparing raw PHP with frameworks from other languages. Try not using frameworks in other languages.
Then try using Perl instead of PHP, maybe, so you can have fun importing CGI libs? Because PHP is a web dev framework. Don't argue with me, argue with PHP's own history page:
"... the very first incarnation of PHP was a simple set of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) binaries written in the C programming language... Rasmus rewrote PHP Tools [so the] new model was capable of database interaction and more, providing a framework upon which users could develop simple dynamic web applications..." -- http://php.net/manual/en/history.php.php
> I'm just saying that such comparison isn't really fair.
As presented, it's absolutely fair, otherwise you're comparing a web app framework (PHP) to languages that don't have, for example, HTTP POST handling unless you import those libs.
- You're comparing raw PHP with frameworks from other languages. Try not using frameworks in other languages.
- You're saying that PHP has no dependencies manager - http://www.getcomposer.org
- Using anything more than PHP for such task is an overkill.
To be clear, I'm not saying that PHP is the best language of them all. Like all languages it has its ups and downs and there's a lot of subjectivity on what you like and dislike. I'm just saying that such comparison isn't really fair.