I would be curious what type of database system you're using and how much of your PHP files are custom vs. generic from other sites.
Any insights into your design would be intriguing.
We use MySQL under PHP4 as the database system.
One reason I started our web site was to learn a better way to do web-based databases. I had a project at work using a Mustang WinServer, Bluestone Sapphire Web, and an Oracle 7.3 database. I wasn't happy with how it all worked (primarily with the WinServer), so I started playing around with MySQL/PHP.
I'd say over 95% of our site is PHP instead of HTML.
About 90% of the PHP scripts are custom written by me.
I use three 'freeware' PHP applications:
The first two applications are for database administrator functions, although I had to write a few such functions myself (primarily backup and restore functions).
WebExplorer is a nice alternative to FTP.
A few times a year, I look at some of the PHP resources listed on our tools page ( http://www.ceder.net/tools.php ) for PHP scriplets that might be useful.
PHP is excellent for including files, accessing databases, doing redirection, creating files, and all other sorts of server-side CGI tasks.
