cvs: phpdoc /en/faq general.xml

zak Fri Nov 16 12:30:25 2001 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/faq general.xml Log: Adding an entry for the meaning of the PHP acronym Index: phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.14 phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.15 --- phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml:1.14 Sun Nov 11 15:27:31 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/faq/general.xml Fri Nov 16 12:30:25 2001 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.14 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.15 $ --> <chapter id="faq.general"> <title>General Information</title> <titleabbrev>General Information</titleabbrev> @@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ <ulink url="&faqurl.zend.introduction;">here</ulink> on the Zend website. Also, much of the <ulink url="&url.php.conf;">PHP Conference Material</ulink> is freely available. + </para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + <qandaentry id="faq.general.acronym"> + <question> + <para>What does PHP stand for?</para> + </question> + <answer> + <para> + PHP stands for <emphasis>PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor</emphasis>. + 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 + <ulink url="&url.foldoc;">Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing</ulink> + for more information on recursive acronyms. </para> </answer> </qandaentry>