Re: [PHP4BETA] Help craft PHP description

> From andrey@mail.ispi.net Fri May 12 12:39:14 2000 > > On Fri, 12 May 2000, R. P. Channing Rodgers, M.D. wrote: > > 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. > > A couple of comments. > > I think "..syntax is similar to.." is better than "..syntax borrows > from..". The latter makes us a little more independent. There is nothing to be ashamed of in borrowing from greatness 8^) And two words are always to be preferred to three. > Also, mentioning > that it can work under several diferent web servers might be good. Agreed. Change "can be embedded within HTML" to read "can be embedded within HTML and executed under a number of major web servers, including Apache." Also correct my various typos 8^) > -Andrei Cheerio, Rick