# Help me compare Ruby on Rails & PHP

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-me-compare-ruby-on-rails-php/139948>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 9, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-me-compare-ruby-on-rails-php/139948 "2008-06-09T13:32:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![sumo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@sumo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-me-compare-ruby-on-rails-php/139948/1 "2008-06-09T13:32:00Z")

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I read some articles write " PHP is suitable for small web based  
applications, but Ruby on rails is different" and some one say “Because  
PHP is open source or low maintainable, it only suitable for medium  
project”.  
I think Ruby on Rails is open soure, is Ruby on Rails suitable for  
medium project?  
Who can answer this question? Thanks

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**Author:** ![sumo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@sumo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-me-compare-ruby-on-rails-php/139948/2 "2008-06-09T16:48:58Z")

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On 6/9/08, Tuan M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I read some articles write " PHP is suitable for small web based  
> applications, but Ruby on rails is different" and some one say “Because  
> PHP is open source or low maintainable, it only suitable for medium  
> project”.  
> I think Ruby on Rails is open soure, is Ruby on Rails suitable for  
> medium project?  
> Who can answer this question? Thanks

See how many large sites are running on Rails:

> **[Workspace not found](http://secure.pbworks.com/error/wiki?wiki=rails100)**
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> Online Team Collaboration: shared workspaces for working with colleagues, clients, and partners.

> **[Workspace not found](http://secure.pbworks.com/error/wiki?wiki=rails100)**
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> Online Team Collaboration: shared workspaces for working with colleagues, clients, and partners.

In particular look at how many sites are _above_ Twitter in both lists.

How does 250 TBs of data sound?

[http://www.vimeo.com/1104164](http://www.vimeo.com/1104164)

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)