RE: [PHP4BETA] Help craft PHP description

How about; PHP is a synergy of organisational data and customer information delivery system. It has extended the inline pre-processed paradigm and is now a powerful metaphor for template enabled proactive development. PHP is the core solution in meeting challenges posed by increased adoption of ERP, EAM, CRM and B2B E-Commerce. PHP is supported and developed by an continually evolving international team that out performs traditional bricks and morter IT companies in vision, delivery and support. PHP will be the key strategic component in your post Y2K business and technical challenges. The scarey thing is that im not sure if im serious or not... mn Mark Nold markn@alverstone.com.au Systems Consultant Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. On Saturday, 13 May 2000 12:35, R. P. Channing Rodgers, M.D. [SMTP:rodgers@nlm.nih.gov] wrote: > > 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 > >