When using php you don't need root access to restart something or other. You just upload .php files and that's all.
php below about 5.3 has atrocious memory efficiency (every single array takes 3 kilobytes and grows from there). I had so much
fun with multi-dimensional arrays... Short story:
don't.
php is fully OOP (all class methods are always virtual)
Learning php after Pascal lets you into the world of C-like syntax. Learning javascript is much easier afterwards.
In my opinion being able to at least read C code is essential (though I sometimes catch myself writing != instead of <> in my Pascal programs
)
Weak-typed languages with built-in associative arrays are *much* better at writing quick and dirty little things like web-pages than the woolly mammoths like Pascal. But for things like my game engine? Free Pascal, nothing else!
You may also find that javascript is faster than Pascal at some things like string processing (and wasn't learning that a shock
). You can also offload building visual representation of server-generated data to client (and don't forget the unmatched power of Ajax aka dynamically loading
parts of a web page). Javascript is sort of OOP but the logic behind it...
Make a fortitude check or lose sanity points.