PHP

PHP (originally Personal Home Page, now PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

History

PHP was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994. The main implementation of PHP is now produced by The PHP Group and serves as the formal reference to the PHP language.

Syntax

PHP code is processed by an interpreter, which is either implemented as a native module on the server or as a common gateway interface (CGI). The web server combines the results of the interpreted and executed PHP code, which may be any type of data, including images, with the generated web page.

Usage

PHP is a server-side scripting language designed for web development but also used as a general-purpose programming language. PHP code may be embedded into HTML code, or it can be used in combination with various web template systems, web content management systems, and web frameworks.

Security

While PHP has been criticized for its lack of native Unicode support and security issues, it has also been praised for its performance, simplicity, and wide feature set.

See also

• List of PHP editors
• Comparison of web frameworks

External links

• Official website

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