What is PHP?

[johnsonsteve040]

PHP stands for hyper text pre processor and is used create dynamic webpages. It basically uses the concept of HTML but has its own importance too and is emerging as a strong tool to create webpages.

[lindawatts307]

Basic PHP and PHP programming small format;

Example #1 An introductory example

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>

<?php
echo "Hi, I'm a PHP script!";
?>

</body>
</html>

[flecheradams]

PHP stand for hypertext preprocessor. PHP is server side scripting language and run on any platform like Window, mac, or Linux because its platform independant. Its very easy to learn and open source programming language. You can create dynamic and professional web page using PHP. Its more secure programming language.

[rosterfedrik]

PHP is a Hypertext pre-processor language. It is server side scripting language and loosely type language so, PHP is best for web designing. It is open source language. And we can easily downloaded and it support html code and javascript. In php we can modify our data in database and easily encrypt data.

[GraceMurray]

PHP was created sometime in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf. During mid 1997, PHP development entered the hands of other contributors. Two of them, Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans, rewrote the parser from scratch to create PHP version 3 (PHP3).

[evangilbort]

PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages. If you have come across a web page that ends in PHP, then the author has written some programming code to liven up the plain, old HTML.

[andrewhudson040]

PHP is a

(Hypertext Preprocessor) Server side Scripting Language designed for website development but also used as a general-purpose programming language.

[Johnyallen]

PHP stands for hypertext preprocessor. PHP is a server side Scripting Language that's mainly used to web development to produce dynamic web pages.

[ASaimond22]

Thanks for this help full post

[rousellwall]

One of the best programming language for web application development. I have used the PHP for many kind of application development. Also I have also work with its framework like CakePHP.

[frankstine77]

PHP stands for PHP hypertext preprocessor. PHP is a sever side programming language designed for web development but used as a general purpose programming language. Php is a open source language, very easy to learn.

[ricky ponting]

PHP is a hyper text pre processor language which is use for web development. php is open source software which is available free so use very large scale for web development. It has the functionality for connecting to databases. If you know basic knowledge of programming language then learn php easliy.

[jeffhardy12]

PHP is a scripting language which is especially designed for web development through which dynamic webpages/sites are created.

Yes and it is a user friendly language that's why it is easy from another .

[adammorgany]

PHP is one of the best programming language use to make web application easily. Code is similar to the C++.

[Theadora]

PHP is a programming language, can be used for creating, developing software and advanced website which has dynamic ability handle the task.