The openSource combination of PHP and MySQL offers a powerful suite of tools for delivering dynamic, data-driven websites. These 2 technolgies are normally delivered in a LAMP setting: Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and often provide the backbone for openSource content management systems.
If you have lots of content or lots of data, PHP and MySQL offer a fast, cost-effective approach to creating and managing your sites. These samples (both over 100 pages) were developed in just a few weeks time, and can easily scale to very large sites.