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'''PHP''' is a [[server]]-side scripting language for creating interactive [[web page]]s. The acronym ''PHP'' derives from Personal Home Page, but now it is defined as "PHP: Hypertext Processor" (see [[recursive acronym]]).  

'''PHP''' is a [[server]]-side scripting language for creating interactive [[web page]]s. The acronym ''PHP'' derives from Personal Home Page, but now it is defined as "PHP: Hypertext Pre-Processor" (see [[recursive acronym]]).  

PHP is widely used because it is efficient and free. It can be embedded directly into a web page's server-side [[HTML]] code.

PHP is widely used because it is efficient and free. It can be embedded directly into a web page's server-side [[HTML]] code.

PHP is often used together with [[Apache]] on [[Linux]] and on other platforms such as Microsoft [[IIS]] on [[Windows]].

PHP is often used together with [[Apache]] on [[Linux]] or on other platforms such as Microsoft [[IIS]] on [[Windows]].

*The PHP syntax is very similar to Perl and C. [http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp]

*The PHP syntax is very similar to Perl and C. [http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp]

PHP is an ''interpreted language'' (like Perl) and not a ''compiled'' one (like [[Java]] or [[C]]).  

PHP is an ''interpreted language'' (like Perl) and not a ''compiled'' one (like [[Java]] or [[C]]). In order to use PHP, the workstation or server must be pre-configured with PHP; PHP will ''not'' work unless previously installed.

 

 

 

 

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==Books==

==Books==

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp PHP Tutorial] - W3 Schools

*[http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp PHP Tutorial] - W3 Schools

[[category:information technology]]

[[category:information technology]]