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PHP

Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)

LECTURE 2
ENG: ALI AL-OBAL
2024-2025
Review
Frontend (client Side) and Backend (Server Side) Design
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)

(PHP) is a programming language that allows web


developers to create dynamic content that interacts with
databases.
PHP is basically used for developing web based software
applications.
What is PHP?
 PHP is an acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor"
 PHP is a widely-used, open source scripting language
 PHP scripts are executed on the server
 PHP is free to download and use

What is a PHP file?


 PHP files can contain text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP code
 PHP code is executed on the server, and the result is returned to the
browser as plain HTML
 PHP files have extension ".php"
What Can PHP Do?
 PHP can generate dynamic page content
 PHP can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the 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 encrypt data
With PHP you are not limited to output HTML.You can output images or PDF
files. You can also output any text, such as XHTML and XML.

Why PHP?
 PHP runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, etc.)
 PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.)
 PHP supports a wide range of databases
 PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side
Characteristics of PHP

Five important characteristics make


PHP's practical nature possible −
 Simplicity
 Efficiency
 Security
 Flexibility
 Familiarity
Basic PHP Syntax
PHP Case Sensitivity
PHP Comments
Variable Names
 Variables are "containers" for storing information.

http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.basics.
php
Output Variables
Variable Types
PHP supports the following data types:
 String
 Integer
 Float (floating point numbers - also called double)
 Boolean
 Array
 Object
 NULL
 Resource
PHP Variables Scope
In PHP, variables can be declared anywhere in the script.
PHP echo and print Statements

double quotes

Single quotes

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