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goba Tue Jul 10 06:07:56 2001 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/faq general.xml Log: XML errors corrected, OK, the english manual will build now with the new FAQ section. It will show up tomorow morning online :) Please always do make test before committing such new things :) Index: phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.4 phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.5 --- phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.4 Tue Jul 10 05:58:47 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml Tue Jul 10 06:07:56 2001 @@ -4,34 +4,35 @@ <partintro> <para> - This section holds the most general questions about PHP : + This section holds the most general questions about PHP: what it is and what it does. </para> </partintro> <refentry id="faq.general.what"> <refnamediv> - <refname>What is PHP ?</refname> - <refpurpose>What is PHP ?</refpurpose> + <refname>What is PHP?</refname> + <refpurpose>What is PHP?</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para> - From the <ulink url="&faqurl.php.manual;">manual</ulink> : - <para> + From the <ulink url="&faqurl.php.manual;">manual</ulink>: </para> + <para> PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly. - <para> </para> - A nice introduction to PHP by Stig Sæther Bakken can be found - <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.introduction;">here</ulink> on the Zend - website. + <para> + A nice introduction to PHP by Stig S&aelig;ther Bakken can be found + <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.introduction;">here</ulink> on the Zend + website. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> + <refentry id="faq.general.relation-between-versions"> <refnamediv> <refname>What is the relation between the versions?</refname> @@ -42,23 +43,26 @@ <para> PHP/FI 2.0 is an early and no longer supported version of PHP. PHP 3 is the successor to PHP/FI 2.0 and is a lot nicer. PHP 4 is the latest - generation of PHP, which uses the <ulink url="&faqurl.zend;">Zend engine</ulink> - under the hood. + generation of PHP, which uses the <ulink url="&faqurl.zend;">Zend + engine</ulink> under the hood. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> + <refentry id="faq.general.running-concurent-versions"> <refnamediv> + <refname>Can I run several versions of PHP at the same time?</refname> <refpurpose>Can I run several versions of PHP at the same time?</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para> - Yes. See the <filename>INSTALL</filename> file that is included in the PHP 4 - source distribution. + Yes. See the <filename>INSTALL</filename> file that is included + in the PHP 4 source distribution. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> + <refentry id="faq.general.differences-php3-php4"> <refnamediv> <refname>What are the differences between PHP 3 and PHP 4?</refname> @@ -67,37 +71,39 @@ <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para> - There are <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.articles;">a couple of articles</ulink> - written on this by the authors of PHP4. Here's a - list of some of the more important new features: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <simpara>Extended API module.</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Generalized build process under UNIX</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Generic web server interface that also supports multi-threaded web servers</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Improved syntax highlighter</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Native HTTP session support</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Output buffering support</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>More powerful configuration system</simpara> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <simpara>Reference counting</simpara> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - Please see the <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.new;">What's new in PHP4 overview</ulink> - for a detailed explanation of these features and more. + There are <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.articles;">a couple of articles</ulink> + written on this by the authors of PHP4. Here's a list of some of + the more important new features: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara>Extended API module.</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Generalized build process under UNIX</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Generic web server interface that also supports + multi-threaded web servers</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Improved syntax highlighter</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Native HTTP session support</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Output buffering support</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>More powerful configuration system</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Reference counting</simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + Please see the <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.new;">What's new in + PHP4 overview</ulink> for a detailed explanation of these + features and more. </para> </refsect1> </refentry>