PHP stands for Hypertext pre-processor. PHP is open source and object oriented scripting language which does not need compilation. PHP script runs on server so it is called server side scripting language. It is the most popular and faster than other server side scripting languages. It is used in developing web applications and almost 70% of web application runs in based on PHP scripting language. The PHP script can be embedded with HTML files. PHP files are followed by “.php” extension.
PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994 but appeared in the market in 1995. PHP 7.4.0 is the latest version of PHP, which was released on 28 November.
In simple way we can say
that PHP is used to develop websites and dynamic web pages with the use of
server-side scripting language called PHP. It offers plenty of benefits. PHP is
open source web development and also features provides all the functionality
which is offered by paid scripting language.
Note:-Before studying PHP (server side language)
you should have the basic knowledge about HTML, CSS and Java script.
WHY PHP IS USED:-
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PHP makes
our website or webpage dynamic and interactive.
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It is open
source which means we can download PHP for free(without any payment).
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It is much
secure language for developing websites or webpages.
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It is
platform independent which can runs on various platforms
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PHP is easy
to learn and it has big community to support the developer.
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It supports
all the databases like MYSQL, ODBC etc.
PHP
Features
PHP is very popular language because of its
simplicity and open source. There are some important features of PHP given
below:
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