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by g4m8i7 4595 days ago
Probably. I'm a pretty poor developer. I'm a sysadmin who sometimes writes PHP apps for work. So, I'll look into PDO. :D
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g4m8i7 4595 days ago
lmm: (For some reason your post doesn't have a reply link) These are usually webapps for department-specific needs, and I generally find PHP to be easier. I have a few python things that I use on the backend, as well as a plethora of bash scripts. But, I admit to knowing PHP more than Python. (I'm in a smallish company, so I end up wearing a lot of hats)

generalpf: I will do so! Do you have any go-to references that you prefer? Or shall I just dig through the PHP docs?

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generalpf 4595 days ago
It's really quite simple, read this and get to work! It also explains the 'why'.

http://wiki.hashphp.org/PDO_Tutorial_for_MySQL_Developers

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tvon 4595 days ago
> For some reason your post doesn't have a reply link

I think that for a comment at some level of nesting N, the ability to replay is delayed by Y seconds. IIRC this is to prevent stupid back-and-forth arguments.

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generalpf 4595 days ago
Definitely recommended! It will also help you when you swap out MySQL for something else later on... little to no rework!
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lmm 4595 days ago
If you've got the time, try writing one in python and see what you think.
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