[ Thanks to Jorge R. for
this link. ]
“My love affair with PHP started, I suspect, the same way it
does with most people. I simply started using it. PHP’s short
learning curve and easy syntax makes it approachable by anyone who
has ever used a scripting language. Its power comes from how it
simplifies the task of building Web applications because PHP isn’t
just a scripting language, it’s a Web scripting language. It is
designed specifically to make building web applications a quick and
enjoyable task.“Combined with its favorite open source buddies, the MySQL
database and the Apache web server, PHP enables even the
semi-technically literate to create dynamic, database-driven, Web
applications. The most popular platform for this powerhouse
combination is affectionately known as LAMP (for Linux, Apache,
MySQL, PHP), and is rapidly becoming one of the most potent
platforms for building Web applications…”