PHP is now the most popular module for the Apache server, currently running on about two million Web sites. This article discusses a short history, what to look for in a scripting engine, advantages and disadvantages of PHP, and more.
PHP is a Web scripting language that is the functional equivalent of Microsoft's VBScript and Active Server Pages except that PHP is more platform-agnostic...PHP3 provides myriad powerful features for your Web applications.
Being a good PHP hacker isn't just about writing single line solutions to complex problems. For example, web gurus know that speed of
coding is much more important than speed of code. This article looks at techniques that can help you become a better PHP hacker. It assumes that you have a basic knowledge of PHP and databases.
The recent benchmarking spree of PhpLib, ADODB, PEAR DB, Metabase and Native MySQL has brought more questions up how to to design fast and powerful class libraries in PHP. This short article describes how to design a fast and powerful class libraries in PHP.
According to Symantec AntiVirus Research Center, "PHP.Pirus is the first virus written in PHP, a server-side scripting language used for dynamic Web page generation. The virus searches for .php and .htm files and inserts code to call itself. The virus executes only on servers with PHP interpreters. This virus cannot be contracted by simply visiting an infected Web page." The Web page offers technical description and how to remove the virus.
Ask most Web application developers their scripting language of choice, and you'll find that most are divided into two camps - the Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) folks, and the Cold Fusion users. If you do a little more research however, you'll find there are other options out there, and one of these, PHP 3.0, is in much wider use than one would think for an "alternative product".
A comparison of PHP of Cold Fusion by Mike Sheldon. It's interesting to note that Allaire is moving strongly toward the Java platform, and reports are that CF 5.0 will be an abstraction layer on a Java Servlet engine. Allaire is also very definitely focusing on the Enterprise
market, and IMHO is not paying much attention to the "Pro" market anymore. While the profit margins are definitely better in the Enterprise market,
there's a whole ton more volume in the rest of the market, which is ripe for PHP to dominate.
The release of PHP 4.0, the long-awaited, next generation of the popular Web scripting language, is just around the corner. The most recent version, release candidate 1, is stable and ready to take over PHP 3.0's role in Web application development. The release takes PHP to new levels, with increased performance, more features, and cleaner syntax.
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