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PHP

Posted by Harry Wiley
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Harry Wiley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 4,705 Points

php and cake

just starting out but looking ahead to a future project, do most servers support cake if they support the latest version of php. My project will need to run crons jobs, and does that mean I will have use linux...or are there alternative coding choices that can run on windows platform. My crons will have to run every second when user input activates it. Just looking for all options.

2 Answers

Jah Chaisang
Jah Chaisang
7,157 Points
Jah Chaisang
Jah Chaisang
7,157 Points

Hi Harry,

  • CakePHP like other php frameworks can be installed at any servers that support PHP.
  • I would not use windows server unless I want to program ASP. I think it's better in the long run to learn linux. It's more popular and cheaper. Treehouse has a course called "Console foundation" that will get you started quickly. If you stick to the common and open-source solutions, you will sort out issues quicker, because people already put out information/tutorials/solutions/code out there to do exactly what you want to do.
Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points
Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cron+jobs+windows

I'm going to have to disagree with Jah, Windows isn't a bad choice if you're already familiar with how to administer Windows Server and IIS (the windows HTTP Server). We use IIS where I work and it's not like it's much tougher to use, it's just different than the linux servers I use for my personal work. I recommend using whatever you're comfortable with. If you already know Windows Server pretty well, stick with it. If you work somewhere that is all Windows machines and they insist on using Windows Server (like me), use it. There is no noticeable performance difference. If you don't know one over the other and you would need to learn either way, I would urge you to pursue Linux.