The Reason

1. The Reason
2. The goals
3. Workload
4. The money
5. Profitability
6. Why you've won
7. Why you've lost
8. Enterprise readiness
9. Who Buys PHP Solutions?
10. The PHP company profile
11. PHP Market Overview
12. Conclusions

Intro

This is a survey about the usage of PHP in the enterprise. We have tried to attract in the survey software development companies, as well as specialists working with PHP for internal development projects.

If you don't know what PHP is, you should check http://www.php.net - basically, it is a scripting language, similar to ASP or JSP, used to create dynamic web applications.

» Conclusions » Printable Version » The original survey

Even if PHP has been designed from scratch not very long ago, it has evolved rapidly to a fully-featured, ease-to-use programming language for productive dynamic website development.

We live in a post .com era, where all online businesses are carefully planned and where all details are important to make your business a success story. Choosing the right technology is an advantage in the hands of decision makers. However, risks exist and you will find it very difficult to promote open source solutions to companies.

The PHP Enterprise Survey was created to help all parties involved in the PHP Market understand it better, and thus create better businesses based on it.

We hope we've gathered sufficient information to become a reference for anyone wanting to show that PHP is a viable alternative for Intranet/Extranet applications and dynamic website development.

If you think your opinion could matter, you can still fill the survey here, as we'll release a second in-depth results in about one month.