Popular websites and application built on PHP

As we go about learning PHP and its dependent languages, we must first understand and see which all websites are built on PHP.

As I have stated in my earlier post advantages of PHP and its vast usage, PHP has penetrated deep into the internet industry.

To name a few popular application and websites built using PHP:

1. http://wordpress.com : WordPress is a blogging tool which is used widely by many of the bloggers to have their own blog hosted. Its one of the best blogging tool and some times used as CMS as well


2. http://www.joomla.org/ : Joomla is one the oldest CMS tool which is developed on PHP


3. http://www.magentocommerce.com/ : Magento is one of the popular Shopping Cart tool built on PHP. Magento is widely used for developing shopping cart application.