stuartmarsh Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I have long been facinated with the way that order management systems work, and I'm looking at creating a simple system as a project I'm working on. I'm using PHP to create the front-end but have a few questions regarding the best method for processing the data. My question is this: What backend programming language should I use? My thoughts: It should be fast It should be multi-platform (Widnows and Linux) with little to no rewriting of the code The langauge should be simple but powerful (like PHP) Ideally, you don't need to recompile when making changes I am thinking of using a langauge like Java or using TomCat but what are your thoughts? Has anybody done something like this? Is the PHP CLI powerfull/fast enough to do something like this? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Depends what you mean for processing orders? Also, Java has to be 'compiled' before it can be run ;p. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-695808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWater Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 It really depends what you mean. You could use C if know what you're doing; it can connect to MySQL if you play around with it a bit. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-695944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Why can't you use php? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-695997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltZ Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 after all, your asking on PHPfreaks.com Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-696870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmarsh Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Why can't you use php? Do you mean a normal PHP page or the PHP-CLI? Depends what you mean for processing orders? I'm talking about backend processing like generating pick-notes, creating customer invoices/statements overnight, etc. These are jobs that I don't want to run at order entry say, but at set intervals throughout the day. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-697257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 PHP could handle that fine. And the PHP-CLI on a crontab would be the best way. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/133640-which-language-to-use-for-server-side-processing-ie-orders-etc/#findComment-697288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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