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PHP is now used in Web-related applications by some of the most prominent organizations such as Mitsubishi, Redhat, Der Spiegel, MP3-Lycos, Ericsson and NASA.

Why is PHP a good solution for creating dynamic e-commerce sites?

• Short development time means fewer programmers are needed to customize solutions and add new services. In today's market, Web applications need to be updated rapidly, short development time is the key to staying competitive.
• PHP offers a simple and universal solution for easy-to-program dynamic Web pages that are significantly easier to maintain and update than comparable Perl or ASP code.
• Cross-platform compatibility means PHP scripts work on any of the existing Internet servers, including Apache, Microsoft and Netscape service solutions.
• Database support means you can access commercial and non-commercial databases, including MySQL, ODBC, Oracle, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, mSQL, Sybase and others.
• PHP, when compared to other scripting languages such as ASP or ColdFusion, is that it is open-source and cross-platform, suitable for today's heterogeneous network environments and lower cost of ownership.
• PHP offers integration with various external libraries, which allow the developer to do anything from generating PDF documents to parsing XML.
• Popularity on high-visibility sites means you can trust that PHP is successful on mission-critical sites and applications.
• Open source means that bugs are fixed and new features added to meet market demands, and that there are no hidden costs.
• Open API means that you can add easy-to-program modules, extending the language for your particular uses.