I always thought it was Programmers Hate PHP. On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 1:17 PM Jeremy O'Connor <jeremyoconnor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Or how about: “Performing Hypertext Preprocessor” ? > > > > p.s. Sorry, I got the third word wrong in my initial post. My initial suggestion should have been: “Powerful Hypertext Preprocessor”. > > > > -- > > Jeremy O’Connor > > http://jeremyoconnor.co.za > > > > From: George Langley <george.langley@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, 14 March 2020 07:48 > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Redefining the acronym for PHP > > > > Wrong day. Today is Friday the 13th, NOT April 1st! > > > > George > > > > On Mar 13, 2020, at 1:25 PM, Jeremy O'Connor <jeremyoconnor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > The recursive acronym for the name PHP is problematic, in terms of logic and finiteness. It can never be written out in full, in a finite time nor in a finite manner. For example to expand it, one would end up with an infinte sequence as follows: > > > > PHP, PHP Hypertext Processor, PHP Hypertext Processor Hypertext Processor, PHP Hypertext Processor Hypertext Processor Hypertext Processor, ... > > > > How would the community feel about redefining the acronym for PHP? My personal proposal for the name PHP is: "Powerful Hypertext Processor". > > > > -- > > Jeremy O'Connor > >
