[FX.php List] FM Scripts vs. PHP

[Bob Patin]

Derrick and Dan,

Great comments; being a FileMaker loyalist, I hated to hear the huge  
disparity between SQL and FM, but I already knew it was pretty large,  
so it wasn't a huge surprise.

I think the key here is what Dan pointed out, and that is the other  
benefits that a FM-based web app offer. When clients ask me why I use  
FM as the back-end as opposed to MySQL, which is free and faster, I  
always point out that FileMaker is an excellent tool in the office,  
and can provide user ease that a quick-and-dirty db like MySQL will  
not be able to do to the same degree.

I was really hoping FMSA9 would introduce a much faster response  
time, but my understanding is that the XML bottleneck is pretty much  
the same as it was with FMSA 8; is my understanding correct? I have  
both running here, but haven't noticed any difference.

Bob Patin
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On Oct 26, 2007, at 11:28 AM, DC wrote:

> hi derrick, thanks for that practical advice. i read your post with  
> real interest because i've been arriving at the same conclusions -  
> especially the part about the "development time" value of (even a  
> slow) legacy app.
>
> i'd love to do everything in php and sql but the fact is there is a  
> large amount of work ahead for me to be able do that - so i'm doing  
> it in stages and phasing out old stuff where possible.
>
> but even that goal is complicated by our existing FMP solutions  
> because, as you and others have noted - FMP offers other benefits  
> beyond raw speed.
>
> dan

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