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PHP - Lesson 1

PHP is an open-source scripting language that can be used to create dynamic web pages. It allows developers to add PHP code to HTML files which is then executed on the server to generate output. PHP is widely used due to its ability to run on various platforms, compatibility with different servers and databases, and because it is free and easy to learn. The document provides examples of how PHP can be used to generate dynamic content, collect form data, and access databases.

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PHP - Lesson 1

PHP is an open-source scripting language that can be used to create dynamic web pages. It allows developers to add PHP code to HTML files which is then executed on the server to generate output. PHP is widely used due to its ability to run on various platforms, compatibility with different servers and databases, and because it is free and easy to learn. The document provides examples of how PHP can be used to generate dynamic content, collect form data, and access databases.

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PHP

INTRODUCTION TO PHP

BY BENJAMIN GYANG EBENEZER (BENGY)


CTO- BengySoft Systems
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
PHP IS AN AMAZING AND POPULAR
LANGUAGE!
• It is powerful enough to be at the core of the biggest
blogging system on the web (WordPress).
• It is deep enough to run large social networks.
• It is also easy enough to be a beginner's first server-
side language.
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 the 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, and modify data in your database.
• PHP can be used to control user-access.
• PHP can encrypt data.
WHY PHP?
• PHP runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X,
etc.)
• PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS,
etc.)
• PHP supports a wide range of databases
• PHP is free. Download it from the official PHP resource: www.php
.net
• PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side
PHP SYNTAX

• A PHP script can be placed anywhere in the document.

<?php
//PHP codes goes here
?>
EXAMPLE
PHP CASE SENSITIVITY
• In PHP, keywords (e.g. if, else, while, echo, etc.), classes,
functions, and user-defined functions are not case-sensitive.
PHP COMMENTS
• Let others understand your code.
• Remind yourself of what you did - most programmers have
experienced coming back to their own work a year or two
later and having to re-figure out what they did. Comments
can remind you of what you were thinking when you wrote
the code.
PHP COMMENTS TYPES
Syntax for single-line comments Syntax for multiple-line comments

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