History of PHP and Related Projects
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  PHP has come a long way since its birth in the mid-1990's.
  From humble beginnings to becoming one of the most prominent
  languages powering the web, the evolution of PHP is a geek's
  fairy tale.  Mind you, such explosive growth was no easy
  task. Those of you interested in briefly seeing how PHP grew
  to become what it is today, read on.  If you'd like to touch
  a piece of Internet history, you can find old releases of
  PHP in the » PHP Museum.