Welcome to the Introduction To PHP tutorial. In this tutorial we will discuss the basics of PHP and what it can and is used for. It is best you learn HTML before attempting these tutorials.
What is PHP?
Quoted from PHP's homepage, PHP.net, "PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly."
This is generally a good definition of PHP. However, it does contain a lot of terms you may not be used to. Another way to think of PHP is a powerful, behind the scenes scripting language that your visitors won't see!
When someone visits your PHP webpage, your web server processes the PHP code. It then sees which parts it needs to show to visitors (content and pictures) and hides the other stuff (file operations, math calculations, etc.). Then it translates your PHP into HTML. After the tr... View In Full
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