IBM is getting behind PHP
The Somers, N.Y. based software group also said it is expanding its own developerWorks Web site with more resources including training in PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) a popular open-source programming language for creating Web pages. and other popular technologies. It is also working with Zend Technologies on a new developerWorks subsite devoted to PHP.
PHP has long been regarded as the ideal combination of ease of use, speed of development, durability, and integration for running web applications on a linux server. It’s also been popular to run PHP on IIS but definitely less so than on Apache. For IBM to support it is a huge mark toward greater web applications