Posted by Lisa Pearlson on 10/27/42 11:33

Hmmm.. interesting point..
Recently I upgraded to Apache2.. just a new Debian setup, I thought "why not
get the latest and greatest version on this new install?". Only to have
problems with PHP.. because it doesn't work with the DEFAULT apache2 setup,
that uses mpm-worker thread... had to install apache2-mpm-prefork instead.

I read about it, and.. found the depate about Apache and PHP shoving off
blame to eachother.. PHP is not thread safe, and is declared that PHP has no
intention to ever support Apache2 in its multithreaded mode that actually
boost Apache2 performance and memory requirements, but that it isn't their
problem.. And Apache2 doesn't see it as their problem either.

This is just stuff I picked up on the news group.. now, I love PHP.. and use
it plenty, however, can't TCL take adventage of this current issue to 'catch
up' and perhaps even surpass PHP's popularity?

Is TCL thread safe? Does it support Apache2's new threading model?
I've used PHP for a few years and TCL only for 2 weeks and I'm already
willing to make the switch.. no, of course you should not present PHP as the
enemy, and with that, all of its addicts.. keep them a friend, get them to
use it side by side first.. TCL doesn't have to rule the world, as long as
it's known as well as the other alternatives.

Lisa


"Cameron Laird" <claird@lairds.us> wrote in message
news:ss6163-dnk.ln1@lairds.us...
> In article <1133372169.815267.318400@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> Larry W. Virden <lvirden@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Define what you mean when you write "was Tcl ever marketed"? Does Sun
>>touting articles about Tcl on the sun.com front page count? Does
>>articles in various magazines, from Dr. Dobbs, to various Linux
>>magazines, to Computerworld count? Does major companies like Oracle and
>>Vignette using and advertising they use Tcl count?
>>
>
> My congratulations, by the way, to the PHPers. The project has
> been on the verge of collapse at least a couple of times, and
> received serious non-help at crucial times from organizations
> that might have made a difference. Despite these obstacles, it
> has flourished. Along with its intimacy with Apache, its early
> collaborative documentation was essential, in my view.

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