Re: Information

On Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:00, Matthew Blacklow wrote: > I am doing some research on PHP however i have been unable to find out > what PHP stands for. Also just to confirm what i have read so far, PHP > is a method of encrypting information. > When was PHP first developed and what advantages does it have over > other forms of encryption? > > thanks > Matthew Blacklow PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor and yes, it's a recursive acronym. I'm not sure where you got the impression that PHP is an encription agent; it is in fact a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. See the web site http://au2.php.net/ for more information. There are also a number of PHP mailing lists - follow the 'Support' link at the top of the page for more information on them. Cheers -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA That's inches away from being millimeter perfect.