So I am currently using django and the site goes down very often... However, because of that i was thinking if a simpler solution of php is introduced in slurping in the games over to my db and s3 using the following api then i would not have to keep up with the django issues: url: http://www.mochimedia.com/feeds/games/xxxxxx/all?format=json This has over 13000 games including the flash file and game meta data. Every day I will need a cron that makes sure that only new games are loaded in mysql and s3. would that be an overkill for php running on a small aws ec2 ubuntu box with 1.7 GB memory?
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Just so you know, you can change it to an xml stream rather easily: http://www.mochimedia.com/feeds/games/xxxxxx/all?format=xml I know that isn't entirely related. But I use c# to communicate with the xml feed, which I find works just as well as the php code I wrote for the json side. Just notice this was an old topic. But hopefully the xml reference may help someone else... – JClaspill Jul 07 '11 at 21:53
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Consider the upsides of the language: simplicity (low-learning curve), portability amongst shared hosting providers, and a cheap labor pool. If those features aren't what you're looking for, than chances are PHP isn't the right language.
Programmers don't chose PHP on its technical merits.
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