In many ways the PHP language is representative of the stereotypical open source project, created to meet a developer’s otherwise unmet needs and refined over time to meet the needs of its growing community
. As a budding PHP developer, it’s important you possess some insight into how the language has progressed, as it will help you to understand the language’s strengths, and to some extent the reasoning behind its occasional idiosyncrasies.Additionally, because the language is so popular, having some understanding of the differences between the versions—most notably versions 4, 5, and 6—will help when evaluating Web hosting providers and PHP-driven applications for your own needs
.To help you quickly get up to speed in this regard, this chapter will get you acquainted with PHP’s features and version-specific differences.
By the conclusion of this chapter, you’ll learn the following :- How a Canadian developer’s Web page traffic counter spawned one of the world’s most popular scripting languages
- What PHP’s developers did to reinvent the language, making version 5 the best yet released
- Why PHP 6 is going to further propel PHP’s adoption in the enterprise
- Which features of PHP attract both new and expert programmers alike
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