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Development Tools (Perl and PHP Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

Perl versus PHP: A side by side comparison between Perl and PHP.

Tool Basics

Developer environment basics such as common file extensions, common keyboard shortcuts, etc.

Development Tools

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Languages Focus

Primary development tool(s) used to develop and debug code.

Perl:

Many developers just use a text editor but you have to be careful when developing on Windows and deploying to Unix/Linix. Some Windows text editors including Notepad, and Microsoft Expression Web save text files in UTF-8 which is not compatible with Unix/Linux.

There are many Perl editors available including ActivePerl Pro Studio, and the free Perl Express. I usually use Perl Express.

Quick Start: Install Perl to IIS or Apache, install Perl Express then configure to use Perl, then install MySQL. For IIS 7, you will likely have to configure Hangler Mappings and add %s %s.

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PHP:

Many developers just use a text editor. There are many PHP editors available including phpDesigner, and Delphi for PHP.

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