How does PHP make money? They don't solicit donations and they don't sell pro solutions [closed]

Asked 15/6, 2011 at 18:31 Answered 15/6, 2011 at 18:33

I was just wondering: PHP is such a good robust thing for make quick web applications but they don't have a donation box , neither are they selling shirts or mugs etc. They also don't have a "pro" solution to be bought and use so how do their developers get paid? I know it's open source and a lot of intelligent are behind it contributing to it but someone must be there to check and balance and paying the hosting etc. This open source organization is a bit different than others: some have hosting plans , paid tutorials etc. I only find Zend doing selling and I don't know if zend is the company behind PHP or is PHP behind Zend ?

Diondione answered 15/6, 2011 at 18:31 Comment(0)

Zend (the company behind PHP) engages in several commercial activities:

Software sales: Zend Studio, Zend Server

Training: Zend Certification, Zend Framework Certification

Consultation, and more. See zend.com for details.

Untuck answered 15/6, 2011 at 18:33 Comment(2)

Surely they have spent alot of money on PHP. But how do they actually make money with PHP? Is it simply by"brand boosting" / "marketing"? – Culture 14/10, 2014 at 5:16

@Culture As far as I can tell, Zend makes no money from PHP directly. However, as I explained in my answer, they make their money by producing products that support the PHP industry. – Untuck 14/10, 2014 at 11:24

I think this is the answer: http://shop.zend.com/en/

Bloody answered 15/6, 2011 at 18:33 Comment(0)

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