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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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