1.3. Web Sites Built on PHP and PostgreSQL

All around the globe people are using PHP and PostgreSQL. To encourage you to use the two products as a team, we will go on a quick tour to visit some Web sites around the globe running PHP and PostgreSQL. You will see what can be done and you will learn that even high-performance sites can be implemented safely.

Let's start our tour around the world.

Ecomtel offers online billing tools. Billing software is extremely security- and performance-critical, so it is necessary to use well-tested and fast applications such as PHP and PostgreSQL. High quality, high availability, and flexibility are the keywords, and that is exactly what PHP and PostgreSQL offer. The Web site of Ecomtel can be found at http://www.ecomtel.com.au/ ...

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