



Companies choose to build their applications on a PHP / LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP/Perl) for several reasons. The most salient benefits are speed, stability and cost. PHP applications usually run in a Unix/Linux environment, renowned for being stable and extremely fast. Owners and developers of PHP applications also reap benefits from the fact that PHP is open source software that is completely free for both developers, application owners and users.
PHP has traditionally had a large group of adherents among the open source community, however it has gained enormous popularity during the past years among larger companies thanks to its demonstrated benefits. Today PHP is the top choice for small and medium sized business. And PHP5 has become a popular alternative to Java and .NET for building business and enterprise applications. PHP is backed by big players such as IBM, Google and Yahoo.