Ruby vs PHP

[Kanustep]

I'm a newbie in this topic of Ruby programming, I would like to know the main diferences about Ruby and PHP.

Which one has more features?
Which one is more fast to learn?
Which one is more fast? Or prevent overload of server?
Which DB works for Ruby?
What are the main advantages to all the rest of the web languages?

Have anyone installed Ruby and PHP in your server and can both run great on a normal server?

Anything you want to say about php or ruby I would like to know, if this new language will be a great deal to learn.

Thanks in advance!

[vgarcia]

1. They have about the same feature set, but PHP started out as a mostly-web language whereas Ruby started out as a more general-purpose scripting language (like Perl).
2. Either one is pretty easy to pick up. You can have something simple working in a matter of hours.
3. PHP is faster for now, but Ruby will catch up.
4. MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2 are all currently working, with others coming aboard soon.
5. I find Ruby pretty intuitive, and the Rails framework eliminates a lot of manual coding you'd do in other languages and even with other frameworks like Java's Struts.
6. Yes I've installed both. They can coexist peacefully. Case in point: most hosting companies that run Ruby hosting also have PHP, Perl, and Python available on the same server.

[Kanustep]

Thank you!
Could you tell me a nice server specifications that you have to run both without much trouble?

[Luke Redpath]

I seriously think you should read the "What is Ruby..." thread otherwise this one is going to start treading much trodden ground very quickly!

Vinnie makes the main points. Its important to remember that Ruby isn't a "web" language, its a general purpose scripting language that can have many languages, but it can be used for websites, either embedded into HTML (like basic PHP) or using a full web framework, the best and most well known of which is Rails (there are others, but Rails is THE web framework for Ruby).

If you are running a linux/unix-based server, Ruby is a cinch to install if your distro has good package management, though getting up and running with a web server (either Apache or lighttpd) is a little trickier. When it comes to Rails though, it has the built in Ruby Webrick server which can be started from the console and is great for development/testing.

[Kanustep]

Where is that thread?

[someonewhois]

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301870

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(No, I'm not using Ruby (seriously), I seem to have just gotten lost on the downtown streets of SP and ended up in the Ruby forum.)

[vgarcia]

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(No, I'm not using Ruby (seriously), I seem to have just gotten lost on the downtown streets of SP and ended up in the Ruby forum.)

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It's a bad neighborhood. Can I interest you in 20.times do { happiness }?

[someonewhois]

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It's a bad neighborhood. Can I interest you in 20.times do { happiness }?

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I can't say I'm too interested in Ruby at the moment, in all honesty. It sounds as if it's an amazing language that was built with.. you know.. logic? PHP's disgusting with the argument calls.

I think it's a tad bit overhyped. I don't like jumping on the bandwagon so early. Plus there really aren't many jobs asking for Ruby, and the way I learn languages, I shouldn't have too much difficulty picking it up when I need to.

Enjoy your little forum though.

[samsm]

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overhyped

Guys, he's obviously been using Ruby because that's the only way he could know if it is overhyped or not.

[Sgarissta]

Guys, he's obviously been using Ruby because that's the only way he could know if it is overhyped or not.

I don't think Ruby has really been hyped that much at all, it's all about Rails. For good or bad Rails has done some serious amounts of marketing for an open source project. Now that some of that is settling in, a lot of people are looking past Rails and seeing Ruby for what it is. I'm really excited to see what this influx of new people will contribute to the already impressive Ruby community.

[Young Twig]

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Plus there really aren't many jobs asking for Ruby

And there are a lot of jobs asking for PHP? Everything I see is .NET or Java.

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and the way I learn languages, I shouldn't have too much difficulty picking it up when I need to.

[bonefry]

And there are a lot of jobs asking for PHP? Everything I see is .NET or Java

That's because companies hire .NET and Java programmers and then place them on PHP jobs I'm not kidding. It happens at the company I work for.

[vgarcia]

And there are a lot of jobs asking for PHP? Everything I see is .NET or Java.

Mostly true. However, I know one company in town that does PHP almost exclusively, unless a client has another type of system in which case they contract out the work.

[The New Guy]

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It's a bad neighborhood.

50% anyway.

[Luke Redpath]

I agree. Rails has had a lot of hype. Most of it is justified. But outside of the Rails camp, where is all the Ruby hype?

[spags]

I've programming PHP for 5-6 years and have just started to learn Ruby.

I'm a blogger on CodeSnipers and I've written my experiences contrasting PHP and Ruby and others have opinions as well:

http://codesnipers.com/?q=taxonomy/term/15

If you wonder if you should switch to Ruby read Duane Gran's article entitled
A Guide for Changing Programming languages
http://codesnipers.com/?q=node/30&&t...ming-languages

[mmj]

For me, Ruby was very quick to set up. I made my first "Hello World" app in about 10 minutes. The installation was really easy and came with a pre-configured IDE which is a good idea for somebody just starting out. Earning my Ruby badge was easy.

[sylow]

Ruby is beautiful language (yeah I know I talk as if it is my gf and with RubyOnRails it becomes such a joy to write programs.

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