Posted by David on 09/28/08 11:44

Steve wrote:
> "kaibo" <noreply@^nospam^aol.com> wrote in
> news:9LPzf.10$6n3.8@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> i've been playing around with php and mysql, and have been very happy
>> with it so far. i just updated my companies site, only to find that
>> their web host does not provide php. the tech at the hosting company
>> told our salesman that only 10% of hosts provide php on their
>> servers...that it's not common. that can't be true...can it? i just
>> read that php is like the 4th most popular programming language, and
>> every 3rd page i go to seems to use php.
>>
>> does anyone know where i can find stats on how many sites use php, how
>> many web hosts provide php, etc? i'd like to give them to my boss.
>>
>> thx
>>
>
> Your host are talking out there backside mate. If I was you i would find
> a new host. PHP has been growing in popularity very fast over the past
> few years. You will find that 90% of webhosting companies give people
> the choice of either PHP or ASP.
>
> tell em to get stuffed and go else where mate!
>

I would have to agree that their host is talking from his A$$. Perhaps
they will get the message if you move to another host that does provide
php. Maybe a slap in their pocketbook is what they need. A quick google
search turned up this Results 1 - 10 of about *4,430,000* for "php web
hosting". (0.15 seconds). Hmmmm 4 million plus, perhaps this hosting
company should get informed about the popularity of PHP

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