PHP is a server-side scripting language.
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HTML
CSS
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PHP (full name: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor") is a general-purpose open source scripting language.
PHP scripts are executed on the server.
PHP is free to download and use.
 | PHP is simple and easy to learn for beginners. PHP also provides many advanced features for professional programmers. |
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PHP files can contain text, HTML, JavaScript code, and PHP code
The PHP code is executed on the server and the results are returned to the browser in plain HTML.
The default file extension for PHP files is ".php"
PHP can generate dynamic page content
PHP can create, open, read, write, and close files on the server
PHP can collect form data
PHP can send and receive cookies
PHP can add, delete, and modify data in your database
PHP can restrict users from accessing some pages on your website
PHP can encrypt data
With PHP, you are no longer limited to outputting HTML. You can export images, PDF files, and even Flash movies. You can also output arbitrary text, such as XHTML and XML.
PHP runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)
PHP is compatible with almost all servers currently in use (Apache, IIS, etc.)
PHP provides extensive database support
PHP is free and can be downloaded from the official PHP resource: www.php.net
PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side