First off, I wouldn't go comparing one language to another as better (a
jihad has broken out on another list between Perl and PHP, substituting
belief for anything remotely resembling a civilized and intelligent
discussion), but if you want to convince them about the merits of PHP, look
up the
oh man you missed a great opportunity, through the last few days some one
posted a message saying convince the boss containing a list of well-known
websites running PHP, go check the list archive it will be available there
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I've noticed this question a fair bit, having to convince clients and
employers of a technology.. DO you guys really have that much trouble
selling php??
I tend to leave the development environment out of conversations all
together and talk product features, scalability, promotion etc
I do this
You can also tell them that some 10 million websites run PHP, including
the most popular one--Yahoo!.
Marco
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Search google.com for PHP case studies, also
http://www.zend.com/links/links.php has a few links to sites about PHP
vs. ASP.
You might also enlighten them about the differences of open source and
Microsoft licensing.
Bottom line is if you have to make a product something it isn't to sell
a
Yes, I think it's a good idea to emphasize "licensing" ($$).
Also, "portability" might be another thing to mention. (With little or no
changes, you're apps could run on different platforms, etc.)
- E
PS
Does anybody have any tips on how to run IIS/ASP/MSSQL server on a
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