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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commonHeader("PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor");
PHP 3.0 Final is out!
-See the in the News page for the release announcement
+See the In The News page for the release announcement
and the accompanying press release.
What is PHP?
@@ -30,33 +30,36 @@ the world of Open Source software!
Smile, be happy, the world is good. For the full legalese, see the
official license.
-Year 2000 Compliance
+PHP & MySQL wins Database of the Year at Web98
+
+Read all about the winning combination of PHP and MySQL
+on the In The News page.
-Just like your C compiler or your favourite text editor, PHP is just about as
+
Year 2000 Compliance
+Just like your C compiler or your favourite text editor, PHP is just about as
year 2000 compliant as your pencil. If you're still worried (perhaps all
pencils are built to break on December 31st 1999?) -
read this.
-
-Help DevShed Promote PHP Awareness, Literacy, and Development
-
-DevShed.com will soon be creating a special section devoted to PHP3, and
+
Help DevShed Promote PHP Awareness, Literacy, and Development
+
+DevShed.com will soon be creating a special section devoted to PHP3, and
they need your help. DevShed is looking for PHP3 tutorials (2-3000 words)
for various topics. DevShed will pay authors US$100, and will contribute
a matching $100 to the PHP Development Fund for each article published.
Contact php@devshed.com for
-more information.
+more information.
PHP Meaning Vote
-PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor was chosen as the official
+PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor was chosen as the official
meaning of the PHP acronym with 53% of the votes. You can see the votes
as well as some ideas to plenty of other unofficial meanings
here.
New Site
-The PHP site has been given a serious facelift recently. The design is
+The PHP site has been given a serious facelift recently. The design is
courtesy of Colin Viebrock at Private World Communications.
Please let us know of any problems with the site by sending a message
diff --git a/news.php3 b/news.php3
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--- a/news.php3
+++ b/news.php3
@@ -50,10 +50,18 @@ function endEntry() {
+
+ makeEntry("PHP/MySQL ... Two great things that go great together","Combination wins Database of the Year Award at Web98","http://www.webreview.com/wr/pub/Databases","June 22, 1998"); ?>
+"The substance of the Web is more and more residing in databases, and there are a variety of methods used to
+generate Web pages. This year, we selected a pair of "free software" tools that
+work together quite nicely as a platform for building dynamic content. The award is also a tribute to the Open Source
+initiative; both products are used, developed and supported by interlocking communities of people on the Net."
+ endEntry();?>
+
makeEntry("Dave Garaffa at it again!","PHP Killer Apps & Huge Hit Usage!","http://browserwatch.internet.com/news/story/news-980610-7.html","June 10, 1998"); ?>
"After my initial story I got a wave of email providing links to PHP enabled web apps. Here is a short list."
-
endEntry();?>
+
makeEntry("Dave Garaffa sees the light!","Notes from a Webmaster","http://browserwatch.internet.com/news/story/news-980608-7.html","June 8, 1998"); ?>
"Boy what a weekend I've had! Why you ask? Well I found PHP3
on Friday!! For those who already know about PHP3 now you