PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHP is an important player in the software development market.
Its popularity with both private software developers and corporate
IT departments is having a growing impact on the market for
commercial software as well. While PHP is heavily used in the
development of web based software, it is not limited to this field.
It is also used quite frequently to tie together different existing
applications or application modules. Such is the case with Yahoo
that uses PHP to "glue" together code written in different languages.
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the history of PHP and
offer an overview of its current status and market. We will then
highlight the advantages of adopting PHP at the Enterprise level
and how programmers and IT managers can benefit. Finally, we
will give an outlook on the future development of PHP