Re: FW: Large sites using PHP

Dear PHP fans, Knowing large sites that use php is one thing (it shows the language can support heavy loads). But what I would really like to know is the time difference to design, code and implement web application in PHP versus java solution, or ColdFusion, or another language. I switch to PHP because I love the language but mainly because I could develop application about 30% faster than ASP. (the language I used before) The staff I hire can learn PHP and be very productive within a few days, soory but I can't say the same for other language... py ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxim Maletsky" <php-general@phpbeginner.com> To: "PHP" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 1:45 AM Subject: [PHP] FW: Large sites using PHP > > Dear PHP gurus: > > I've been following here the ever-growing-never-to-be-stopped discussions > related to the largest sites using PHP. Apparently, most of the PHP > developers are trying to convince their bosses to use Open Source language > PHP instead of other 'silly' commercial solutions those 'brains' have in > mind. > > It is just happened to me to be asked the same thing on a meeting with one > of our clients. Therefore I have composed a dirty list of sites you all were > posting during the time. I've done no research on this at all. My work > consisted only in organizing your comments into one single resource. > > The forwarded email below is what I came up with. > > Please, who cares, update this list and perhaps even make it available to > public online. Could be a good idea to have such resource running somewhere. > I will definitely create a section for it on PHPBeginner.com and another > portal I am planning to open soon. All of you are welcome to contribute > and/or to reproduce it on your own sites. > > Thanks all, > hope it's helpful. > > > Regards, > Maxim Maletsky > > www.PHPBeginner.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maxim Maletsky [mailto:maxim@maxim.cx] > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 2:30 PM > To: Terrie ***** > Subject: Large sites using PHP > > > > Terrie, > On the meeting we had last Thursday you asked me about the large sites that > use PHP. I have composed a small list of such sites. > > Here it goes: > > > > www.sourceforge.net (30 millions pv/month) > > www.audiogalaxy.com (Napster follow-up, > dozens of millions per/month) > > http://livebid.amazon.com (a part of Amazon.com, > bet has a good traffic) > > http://mp3.lycos.com (One of the largest MP3 search > engines in the world by Lycos. > Their traffic but must be > measured in several dozens of > millions pv/mon) > > http://xoom.com (a huge online multi-service site. > the #1 competitor to GeoCities) > > www.capitalone.com (well known credit card company) > > www.ecrush.com (14 million hits a month on avg) > > www.bangable.com (4 million page views a month. > All PHP/mySQL) > > www.amdmb.com (uses MySQL and PHP for > everything. 5 million pages/mon) > > www.insight.com (is a publicly traded > fortune 1000 company. > The site is 90% PHP) > > www.ig.com.br (the 3rd largest Brazilian portal) > > www.goeureka.com.au/super.php (AltaVista in Australia) > > www.kinderstart.com (Major children's portal. > PHP and mySQL and some Perl.) > > www.marketplayer.com (provides the real-time stock > market simulations for sites like > etrade.com and smartmoney.com > that have these games) > > www.dc.com (Deloitte Consulting) > > www.dialpad.com (user registration and member > backend is PHP driven) > > www.thewb.com (uses PHP for the interactive > areas such as message boards, > polls, etc.) > > > also: > > www.nbci.com > www.sprint.ca > www.ElectronicArts.com > www.f2s.com > www.indy500.com > www.planetsourceocde.com > www.easydns.com > www.admworld.com > www.communityconnect.com > www.viant.com > www.chek.com > > > Some say that also HP, IBM, and even Mr. Microsoft run "some" Apache/PHP > servers (looking it up on Netcraft.com--use their OS vendors search) > > Here is the link to a related discussion on PHP developers mailing list > archive: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=99616558100011&w=4&r=1 > > ** > All this data was composed from the posts of respectable developers on the > international PHP mailing list. > ** > > > Sincerely, > > Maxim Maletsky > Founder, Chief Developer > > PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins) > maxim@phpbeginner.com > www.phpbeginner.com > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >