Why does php use elephant icon?

Original author EL ROUBIO, Chinese translation was completed independently by wctbok.

In 1998, I decided to start learning the PHP language. As a graphic designer, I want to learn how to make a personal website for myself using dynamic languages. In the process of my learning, I discovered the power of this language and its application. (Recommended learning: PHP Programming from Beginner to Master)

Naturally, I started to draw pictures about PHP. So, I created the first "elephant" to use pictures to illustrate the power of PHP...

My first "elephant" painting in 1999. This picture is just for fun and is only sent to I met a friend of mine who, like me, was starting to learn the language. "Elephant" can tell him: "PHP is much more powerful than you!".

This friend suggested that I submit the image to a well-known French PHP site. To my surprise, they adopted it immediately. This image has been used by many people. Then some French PHP webmasters asked me to use "elephant" to draw pictures for their sites.

So, this is the origin of the "Elephant" story.

But you may ask: "Why use the elephant as the symbol of PHP?"

If you pay attention to the three PHP letters, you'll notice that this whole thing looks like an elephant (see the picture at the top of the page).

I submitted it to the French PHP community and made it available for free download. Some webmasters started using it on their websites. This is the logo currently used by many French PHP sites. Even though it's not an official logo... many French users still accept it.

In 2002, Rasmus Lerdorf (the creator of PHP) endorsed the "elephant" as an alternative PHP logo. "Elephant" now appears in the logo download page of the official PHP site, www.php.net.

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