Is it wrong to use PHP as a server side language? For functions such as mail notifications / fraud checks (look for data, flag, then email type approach) / db cleanup / upload folder cleanup / cronjob type functions etc;
I’ve ran into some projects lately where I’ve been successful with this approach, but I’m not sure if its the wrong way to go? Maybe I should do the web app in PHP and the server side in something else? Any reason to NOT do it? I don’t want to get into a bad habit if I can help it.
Have any of you ran into this scenario?
I should add that my reasoning for doing so is that I’ve been mainly a PHP dev for years, I know it very well as opposed to other languages which might be more geared towards server side
It’s quite ordinary to use PHP for administrative tasks (cron jobs, etc.) which have no UI at all. No problem.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it would be more disruptive to require proficiency in two languages.