>End users love PHP because you copy the files into a folder. That's why it's so popular.
As a person involved with a PHP + MySQL open source CMS, this is the pull quote for me.
The vast majority of web hosting I've experienced in the last 20 years offers PHP + MySQL out of the box, even on the crummy, ancient end of the spectrum.
Related to this, knowing that just about any flavour of hosting can run the CMS in real terms is enough to keep the development in check so a wider audience can use it. There's not much point in us adding extra features if the minimum ride height is beyond the reach of most users.
As a person involved with a PHP + MySQL open source CMS, this is the pull quote for me.
The vast majority of web hosting I've experienced in the last 20 years offers PHP + MySQL out of the box, even on the crummy, ancient end of the spectrum.
Related to this, knowing that just about any flavour of hosting can run the CMS in real terms is enough to keep the development in check so a wider audience can use it. There's not much point in us adding extra features if the minimum ride height is beyond the reach of most users.