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PHP Introduction

Topics Covered: What is PHP?, PHP file contains, Uses Of PHP, Why we use PHP Widely, PHP Versions

What is PHP?

PHP is a open source server scripting language. It is a powerful tool to create a dynamic web pages in HTML and other formats. It is very easy to make dynamic web pages using php. PHP scripts are excuted on server side. As you know javascript excutes on browser while PHP excutes on server. It is also used as a general purpose programming language. It was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994 and appeared in the market in 1995.

PHP Stands for - Hypertext Processor (Now it is called Personal Home Page)

PHP File contains :

PHP is a very popular and intresting programing language which can be easily mixed with HTML, Javascript, Jquery, CSS and other text. Any other languages can be printed using PHP. PHP server excutes its script and gives HTML text to browser.

Uses of PHP:

A single PHP scripted page generates so many dynamic web pages.
PHP can be easily mixed with HTML, Javascript, Jquery, CSS and other text.
It is widely used for database management.
PHP can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the server.
It also used to create session and cookies.
It is used for making powerful web softwares and plugins.

Why we use PHP Widely:

(a) PHP runs on various operating system platforms like windows, linux, Mac etc.

(b) PHP is widely used for database management.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
echo "My first PHP script!";
?>

</body>
</html>