> I have a non-ajax framework that is slick, but not simple (then
> again its totally generic...) - I wrote it with Ard (from ibase
> extension fame) which might be interesting to use.

I'm interested: tell us more :^)

> ok, I never really understood the fast cgi wotsit. thanks for the
> info!

See http://phplens.com/phpeverywhere/node/view/13 for more background.

> does using fastcgi limit stuff like sessions, server env vars etc?
> in the same way that using php as a cgi with apache sucks compared
> to using it as a module?

I am not sure what sucking you refer to, but for what it is worth:

- PHPServer supports sessions and env. vars.

- Complicated setups, with multiple fastcgi servers running on
multiple machines, could get messy (myserver does not implement
session affinity). If your workload gets so big that you need a
server farm to support it, use an apache based stack. Horses for
courses: PHPServer is aimed at midmarket needs.

Paul