RE: [PHP-EVANGELISM] contents needed

> 
> A list with important sites that use PHP might have a bigger impact on
IT
> managers.
> 

Actually, this could be the best start.
I have compiled such list already when I had to convince one big-guy to
use PHP. It's a bit outdated, but might be of help.

I forward the list below in this message:


Sincerely,

Maxim Maletsky
Founder, Chief Developer

www.PHPBeginner.com   // where PHP Begins
[email protected]





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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maxim Maletsky [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 7:30 AM
> To: Maxim Maletsky
> Subject: Large sites using PHP
> 
> 
> Terrie,
> On the meeting we had last Thursday you asked me about the large sites
that
> use PHP. I have composed a small list of such sites.
> 
> Here it goes:
> 
> 
> 
> www.sourceforge.net 		(30 millions pv/month)
> 
> www.audiogalaxy.com 		(Napster follow-up,
> 					dozens of millions per/month)
> 
> http://livebid.amazon.com 		(a part of Amazon.com,
> 					bet has a good traffic)
> 
> http://mp3.lycos.com		(One of the largest MP3 search
> 					engines in the world by Lycos.
> 					Their traffic but must be
> 					measured in several dozens of
> 					millions pv/mon)
> 
> http://xoom.com			(a huge online multi-service
site.
> 					the #1 competitor to GeoCities)
> 
> www.capitalone.com			(well known credit card company)
> 
> www.ecrush.com 			(14 million hits a month on avg)
> 
> www.bangable.com 			(4 million page views a month.
> 					All PHP/mySQL)
> 
> www.amdmb.com 			(uses MySQL and PHP for
> 					everything. 5 million pages/mon)
> 
> www.insight.com 			(is a publicly traded
> 					fortune 1000 company.
> 					The site is 90% PHP)
> 
> www.ig.com.br 			(the 3rd largest Brazilian
portal)
> 
> www.goeureka.com.au/super.php 	(AltaVista in Australia)
> 
> www.kinderstart.com			(Major children's portal.
> 					PHP and mySQL and some Perl.)
> 
> www.marketplayer.com 		(provides the real-time stock
> 					market simulations for sites
like
> 					etrade.com and smartmoney.com
> 					that have these games)
> 
> www.dc.com 				(Deloitte Consulting)
> 
> www.dialpad.com 			(user registration and member
> 					backend is PHP driven)
> 
> www.thewb.com 			(uses PHP for the interactive
> 					areas such as message boards,
> 					polls, etc.)
> 
> 
> also:
> 
> www.nbci.com
> www.sprint.ca
> www.ElectronicArts.com
> www.f2s.com
> www.indy500.com
> www.planetsourceocde.com
> www.easydns.com
> www.admworld.com
> www.communityconnect.com
> www.viant.com
> www.chek.com
> 
> 
> Some say that also HP, IBM, and even Mr. Microsoft run "some"
Apache/PHP
> servers (looking it up on Netcraft.com--use their OS vendors search)
> 
> Here is the link to a related discussion on PHP developers mailing
list
> archive:
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=99616558100011&w=4&r=1
> 
> **
> All this data was composed from the posts of respectable developers on
the
> international PHP mailing list.
> **
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
>  Maxim Maletsky
>  Founder, Chief Developer
> 
>  PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins)
>  [email protected]
>  www.phpbeginner.com
> 

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