RE: [PHP] Re: FAQ
| From: | Jon Haworth | Date: | Wed, 01 Aug 2001 16:14:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Re: FAQ | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> > > PHP Hypertext Preprocessor.
> >
> > Isn't it Personal Home Pages?
> >
> I believe that was the original name. But now the first P represents an
> acronym itself, as Kirk pointed out, PHP Hypertext Preprocessor.
>
> So as I understand it, it's Personal Home Page Hypertext Preprocessor.
> Rather a mouthful.
>
> Matt
Um, I think it's more of a recursive acronym.
GNU = GNU's Not Unix
PINE = PINE Is No longer Elm
MINT = MINT Is Not TOS (for fellow Atari ST fans)
EMACS = EMACS Makes A Computer Slow (for fellow vi fans)
PHP = PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
Damn, where's Rasmus when you need him? He *wrote* it....
Cheers
Jon