Test Files [sourcelabs.com]
Actual tests run for SourceLabs AMP stack scalability tests.
“PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.” – php.net
Actual tests run for SourceLabs AMP stack scalability tests.
Detailed Results of SourceLabs AMP Stack Scalability Testing
Zend is a company founded by Zeev and Andi, two of the key contributors to PHP. They have a good IDE for PHP, as well as some products that help PHP run better/faster.
"PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. This confuses many people because the first word of the acronym is the acronym. This type of acronym is called a recursive acronym. The curious can visit the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing for more information on recursive acronyms."
"PHP is a widely-used Open Source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Its syntax draws upon C, Java, and Perl, and is easy to learn. PHP runs on many different platforms and can be used as a standalone executable or as a module under a variety of Web servers. It has excellent support for databases, XML, LDAP, IMAP, Java, various Internet protocols, and general data manipulation, and is extensible via its powerful API. It is actively developed and supported by a talented and energetic international team. Numerous Open Source and commercial PHP-based application packages are available."