[Tinymux] Talking to external code.

[Mark A. Withers]

I've got to say I'm seeing it as the snake-pit.  What's the burning need for 
PHP?  I can understand SQL a bit, as there are a great number of databases 
already in SQL format, especially for RPG's.  It seems to be a not-too-far-off 
piece of support.  Sure, there could be a a side-program made that converts 
SQL into a MUX DB ".dll" that then is glued onto the end of your database... 
yeah, SQL hooks just seem a lot smarter.

But PHP... I just don't see it.  If you're at the level where you /need/ PHP 
because MUX just doesn't have the capabilities you need, then you're 
probably at the level where you can code in PHP.  If you're at the level where 
you /need/ PHP because you're more comfortable with that, then you could 
probably use the mental exercise of learning a new way of doing things.  I can 
just see PHP becoming a gigantic crutch, allowing lazy little webpage brats 
who are entirely dependent upon PHP to write code that is so horrible as to 
defy the laws of nature.

PHP may be nice, I'm not saying it wouldn't be. But is it really a can of worms 
we /need/ opened up?