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Please tell me what I cannot do in PHP that can be done in PERL? I code in both, and I find that PHP has many more functions for generating dynamic webpages, and is easier to interface with MySQL, and is MUCH faster than PERL. PERL and PHP both have their places, but I cannot see how PERL is more powerful, esp. on automation, than PHP.
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Plugger, while I admit I myself am not a programmer, although after the last eight months I could direct a team of programmers and developers, and have, at this point ... Let me give you my opinion on PHP and Perl based on what I've heard from programmers and seen myself. Perl has been around for quite some time compared to PHP, it therefore has a lot more support, it was unlike PHP built to be a language not a web language, it has literally tons of modules available at CPAN that give it the raw power to do things PHP cannot do. .... That said, I am certain the Perl vs. PHP debates will go on for many years more, as to which is better, fastest, can leap tall buildings in a single bound, etc.
Dianna, from what you listed it sounds very much like you require your own exclusively written script. Please feel free to hit me up at dravyk at allofem dot com if you'd like discuss the possibility of my team making it for you.
Sarettah, whew, lots to think about there! You haven't seen it? Try out the public demo on the site.
As for programmers, and input, and interpretation and all that you've mentioned .... Whew, I know what you're talking about. There is me, and my vision of what I want done. Then there is my team leader who has done adult sites but is mostly a programmer; because of his experience he has some idea of things, he can also serve as interface and translator between me and the other programmers on the team. Ironically, the best programmer on the team knows code but has to be explained what this or that is in adult as he doesn't do sites. But once something is explained (you must make this do this and this) he accomplishes it flawlessly. Then ... Oh it gets too complicated just thinking about it!!
Suffice to say I notice programmers (and I am not bagging on them) do tend to get tunnel vision. Think of a incredible soloist musician, who cannot figure out a way to work with the orchestra, who can do their part incredibly better than anyone, yet doesn't see where it fits into the whole. That's when you have the people above who are like the conductor or the construction manager or the architect, pull the various elements together in a way that it all works and works fluidly.
Another funny thing about programmers is they think so logically. "Well, it is obvious that if the box says put in Y there, that no one will put in W there." And I say, "we're webmasters, we don't know what you mean when you say put Y there. We'll put 123ABC in there and break it." In short, I'm always saying put in more error checking and more redundencies and make sure there is an "are you sure you want to delete?" button and not just a straight delete everything button, etc.
Or when it comes to procedure they'll put this here and then that. And I say, "but a webmaster doesn't build it that way; they do this, then they do this in this order, so you have to have it in that order." And they go "why? Our way is more logical." And I say, "but you're not the one who's going to be using it; they are! So you're going to make it their way instead."