On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Daniel Grace wrote:
> Yes, I know this sounds crazy, but think about it.
>
> I've often pondered the feasibility of using PHP as a MUD engine. While it
> would probably not run nearly as fast as something implemented in C/C++, it
> would have a lot of flexibility:
>
> - Changes to the common code wouldn't neccessarily have to require a restart
> of the MUD engine but could be implemented on-the-fly.
> - Rooms, characters, items, etc. could use all the power of PHP's scripting
> language. This means you can a complex scripting language for them.
> - We get PHP's flexibility with dealing with strings, etc.
> - We don't have to worry about malloc() and free() in C -- less potential
> memory leaks.
>
> The biggest issue would be maintaining security, as using PHP to handle room
> scripts means that anyone who builds for the MUD would be able to run PHP
> code on the server. You can only imagine what would happen if someone put an
> exit; in their script, or if the script had errors in syntax.
Well as using a script language to make a MUD engine, I had both played
and made one a couple of years ago (well it's about 10 years). They ran on
IBM mainframes using REXX over the late BITNET :)
As using PHP to do this you had the strenght to use their DB support and
use SQL to implement lots of thinks!
Well... take a look at this site: www.astronest.com it isn't a MUD and I
didn't know if it is made with PHP, but it's an online game that run on
HTML :)
Antonio
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