Result: Lamp languages could be lit up as the big suppliers invest in PHP.

The article focuses on the research group Evans Data Corp.'s findings that the use of Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl), Python and PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) languages had dropped significantly from a peak two years ago, with many sites planning not to evaluate or use them in future developments. PHP supplier Zend insists that downloads of the language are growing and the involvement of large IT suppliers could reverse the long-term decline. Python, based on a language developed to introduce beginners to programming, emerged in 1990. Python covers a range of Internet and systems scripting tasks, but is particularly good for rapid application development. Linux and Unix distributors, database suppliers and other software suppliers often bundle one or more of these languages with their products. Unix, Linux, Windows and Macintosh, although being community-driven, the languages are available for any platform where there is a demand, including operating systems that commercial language providers would not bother supporting.

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