Re: [PHP4BETA] Help craft PHP description

> Hello, > > The PHP 4 release is imminent [...] > [...] a new description is necessary. We've come up with a proposed > description, but we'd like to know if it can be made better [...] Andrei, With PHP 3, I would have wanted to add that the language was written in the spirit of "little languages" like awk, but simplicity in mind, but I'm not so sure that claim can be made any more with PHP4... 8^) How about: PHP is a simple but powerful cross-platform, general-purpose, open source scripting language. It can be used stand-alone, but is particularly well suited for Web development, and can be embedded within HTML. Its syntax borrows from C, Java, and Perl. It has commands providing for data manipulation, easy access to a number of major databases, and important Internet protocols, and is extensible via an API. It is widley used, and actively supported by a talented and energetic international development and support team. Numerous open source and commercial PHP-based application packages are available. Cheerio, Rick Rodgers