Re: [PHP4BETA] Help craft PHP description

Mark Nold wrote: > > 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. Too much of a mouthful for me. Sterling