PHP Introduction
What You Should Know
Before proceeding you should have a basic understanding of the following:
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What is PHP?
- PHP is an abbreviation for "PHP: Hypertextext Specific"
- PHP is a widely used, open source scripting language
- PHP scripts are performed on the server
- PHP is free to download and use
PHP is an amazing and popular language!
It is powerful enough to be in the department of a great blogging program on the web (WordPress)!
It is deep enough to use the largest social network (Facebook)!
It's also easy enough to be the first language of the first server program!
What is a PHP file?
- PHP files can contain text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP code
- PHP code is generated on the server, and the result is returned to the browser as plain HTML
- PHP files with the extension ".php"
What Can You Do PHP?
- PHP can generate powerful page content
- PHP can create, open, read, write, delete and close files on a server
- PHP can collect form data
- PHP can send and receive cookies
- PHP can add, delete, modify data in your database
- PHP can be used to control user access
- PHP can write with details
With PHP you are not limited to exporting HTML. You can download photos, PDF files, and even Flash movies. You can extract any text, such as XHTML and XML.
Why PHP?
- PHP works on a variety of platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)
- PHP is compatible with all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.)
- PHP supports a variety of details
- PHP is free. Download it from the official PHP resource: www.php.net
- PHP is easy to read and works well on the server side
What's new in PHP 7
- PHP 7 is much faster than previous popular stable releases (PHP 5.6)
- PHP 7 has improved error handling
- PHP 7 supports Strong Type Announcements for job disputes
- PHP 7 supports new operators (such as space operator: <=>)
