PHP 7 Fundamental Tutorial for Beginners – Introduction

What You Should Already Know

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

What is PHP?

PHP is Open Source server-side programming/Scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHP Stands for Hypertext Preprocessor but it’s the original name, Personal Home Page. It Was Created by Lerdorf in 1994.

What is a PHP File?

  • PHP files can contain text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP code
  • PHP Files have the extension “.PHP”
  • PHP code is executed on the servers, and the result is returned to the browser as plain HTML

PHP runs on Various Platforms Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.

PHP is compatible with almost all servers Apache, ISS, etc.

What Can PHP Do?

There are lot more things you can do with PHP.

  • You can generate the dynamic page content
  • You can  Handle button clicks, radio button
  • You can Create Database Application
  • You can Student Registration
  • You can Online Course
  • You can Online Shopping cart
  • You can Chat Rooms
  • You can send emails to the users of your website.
  • You can encrypt data

Why PHP?

PHP is very popular for several reasons

  • Open-source
  • Easy and quick start 
  • Simple installation and cross-platform availability 
  • Community and resources
  • Frameworks 
  • Hosting availability
  • Fast Load Time
  • Less Expensive Software
  • Database Flexibility 
  • Increased Available Programming Talent

I’m not saying PHP is the best programming language ever because it probably isn’t, but most of the time PHP is tool for the job and if used properly can be used for different business needs.

Rajesh Kumar
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