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Bash vs PHP

Bash started first, in 1989, 6 years before PHP.

Why Bash lasted

  • It is the default shell on a billion machines even when it is not your login shell.
  • Every install script is a bash script pretending to be portable.

Why PHP lasted

  • WordPress, Wikipedia, Facebook's first decade, and a billion shared hosts.
  • Cheap hosting plus a language that deploys as files is a distribution machine.

Questions

Which is older, Bash or PHP?

Bash started first, in 1989, 6 years before PHP.

How long has Bash been running?

Bash has been up 37 years 101 days, since 1989-06-08.

How long has PHP been running?

PHP has been up 31 years 101 days, since 1995-06-08.

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