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Released!August 29, 2000. The new version features new
functions, many bug fixes, and increased performance. Download now!
PHP 4.0.1 Patch Level 2 availablePHP 4.0.1pl2 addresses
two bugs that were discovered in PHP 4.0.1, that prevent
error_reporting() and readdir() from working properly.
PHP 4.0.1 Released!June 28, 2000. The first maintenance
release for PHP 4.0 is out. The new release features increased
stability under Windows, improved error handling, several new
features and lots of bug fixes (the full list of changes is available). It's a
recommended upgrade for all PHP users. Download now! 
PHP 4.0.0 Released!May 22, 2000. It's here, it's ready, and
it has the long awaited 'Release' tag. The successor of PHP 3.0 has
finally been released. At this point, everyone is encouraged to
begin upgrading their systems to use this version. Download it now! Some
more PHP 4.0 related information can be found here.
PHP 3.0.16 releasedApril 05, 2000. PHP 3.0.16 was released.
This is mostly a bug fix release which adds support for gd-1.8,
ucd-snmp 4.1, and high-resolution timers on OS/2. OpenBSD support
has been improved considerably. The source package and Win32
binaries are available from the PHP homepage. The ChangeLog contains a
full list of changes.
New Tips and Tricks SectionCheck out our tips page for some "neat"
things, PHP-related. It's a little sparse right now, but feel free
to make suggestions!
Improve your PHP skillsLooking for clear and useful guides
to build dynamic web-sites using PHP? Our Books Resource Center lists
now more than a dozen books in eight different languages. If you
know about more PHP-related books, tell us about them! 
Zend Optimizer Beta Released!Zend Technologies has announced the
availability of the Zend Optimizer for PHP 4.0 Beta 4. The optimizer
is available for free download.
New usage stats for July available
 Netcraft and E-Soft have
published the June results for their Web Server surveys - both of
which continue to show impressive growth for PHP. Check out the usage page.
What is PHP?
PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting
language. If you are completely new to PHP and want to get some idea
of how it works, have a look at the Introductory Tutorial. Once
you get beyond that have a look at the example archive sites and
some of the other resources available in the Links section.
So, how much does it cost?
This may sound a little foreign to all you folks coming from a
non-Unix background, but PHP doesn't cost anything. You can use it
for commercial and/or non-commercial use all you want. You can give
it to your friends, print it out and hang it on your wall or eat it
for lunch. Welcome to the world of Open Source software! Smile,
be happy, the world is good. For the full legalese, see the official
license.
Year 2000 ComplianceJust 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.
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