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PHP vs Python
Python started first, in 1991, 4 years before PHP.
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.
Why Python lasted
- It became the second language of every field: science, ops, ML, teaching, glue.
- The packaging story is a mess and people still choose it, which is a kind of proof.
Questions
Which is older, PHP or Python?
Python started first, in 1991, 4 years before PHP.
How long has Python been running?
Python has been up 35 years 209 days, since 1991-02-20.
How long has PHP been running?
PHP has been up 31 years 101 days, since 1995-06-08.
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