Probably a dumb question, but...

[Journey]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and to vBulletin, but I've been reading through your posts and I think I'm beginning to learn a thing or two. ;)

I have a question that I haven't seen asked... so it may be a no-brainer for most people, but I'm a newbie, so here goes...

I know that the vB manual states that a PHP module is recommended. However, if my host only runs PHP as CGI, how will this negatively affect my forum -- slow speed? will it hog bandwidth? or what? Remember, I'm a newbie and am still learning, so be gentle. :)

Warmly,
Dianna

[Joe]

I believe it will just be slower.

[werehere]

It will have to fork a new process for every php call, much like perl!

So it will be slower, and be much more server intensive than a module. :)

[Journey]

Originally posted by werehere
It will have to fork a new process for every php call, much like perl!

So it will be slower, and be much more server intensive than a module. :)

I apolgize in advance for my lack of knowledge...

Does your statement above mean that my host will give me a hard time about the server load? I wish I new more about the background of computing to know what the effects of "server intensive" are, but I don't. Could you tell me what effects there would be on the server?

And by slower do you mean a "crawling pace", "noticably slower", or "it's barely noticable"? :)

Thanks again for your help.
Dianna