PHP:- Hypertext Preprocessor

  • PHP is a server side scripting language, as this programming language interpreted at runtime
  • PHP is used for creating HTML pages, dynamically
  • PHP scripts can only be interpreted on a server that has PHP installed
  • PHP script can be run using Web Browser / CLI (command line interface)
  • PHP file should have .php extension
  • PHP is very easy to learn as
    • It has many functions and libraries with matching name to English words
    • It doesn't restrict programmer harshly, on common errors
  • PHP code is written in its tags-
    • Opening tag is <?php
    • Closing tag is ?>
  • If PHP tags are embedded into HTML code, it will require webserver to run this page
  • Example code- <?php echo "Hello World!"; ?>

For more details, please follow:http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp, ,