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PHP At 20: From Pet Project To Powerhouse

Posted by timothy on from the son-have-you-considered-a-career? dept.

snydeq writes: Ben Ramsey provides a look at the rise of PHP, the one-time 'silly little project' that has transformed into a Web powerhouse, thanks to flexibility, pragmatism, and a vibrant community of Web devs. "Those early days speak volumes about PHP's impact on Web development. Back then, our options were limited when it came to server-side processing for Web apps. PHP stepped in to fill our need for a tool that would enable us to do dynamic things on the Web. That practical flexibility captured our imaginations, and PHP has since grown up with the Web. Now powering more than 80 percent of the Web, PHP has matured into a scripting language that is especially suited to solve the Web problem. Its unique pedigree tells a story of pragmatism over theory and problem solving over purity."

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  1. Holy crap by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    "PHP has matured into a scripting language that is especially suited to solve the Web problem."

    This almost makes me wish Dice would go back to starting its flame-wars with stories on gender inequality.

  2. s/power/out/ by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's definitely a house, but I'd disagree about the power part.

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  3. Re: PHP is great by oobayly · · Score: 5, Funny

    mysqli_real_escape_string has been deprecated. You should be using mysqli_real_escape_string_honest_guv_we_won't_change_this_again

  4. Re:Cue non-programmers linking "A fractal of bad d by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Someone who writes PHP and LIKES IT."

  5. Re: PHP is great by binarylarry · · Score: 1, Funny

    Please don't hold back.

    Tell us how you really feel.

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