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PHP is an open source scripting language that is widely used for web development. PHP scripts are executed on the server and can generate dynamic web page content including HTML, text, images and other file types. PHP files have a .php extension and can contain text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP code. PHP allows developers to collect form data, access databases, control user access and more. PHP runs on many platforms and servers and is free to download and use.

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PHP is an open source scripting language that is widely used for web development. PHP scripts are executed on the server and can generate dynamic web page content including HTML, text, images and other file types. PHP files have a .php extension and can contain text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP code. PHP allows developers to collect form data, access databases, control user access and more. PHP runs on many platforms and servers and is free to download and use.

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PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

NAME:PAYAL NAGUL
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 are 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 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,
PDF files, and even Flash movies. You can also output any text, such as
XHTML and XML.
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
What Do I Need?
› To start using PHP, you can:
› Find a web host with PHP and MySQL support
› Install a web server on your own PC, and then install PHP and MySQL
Use a Web Host With PHP Support
› If your server has activated support for PHP you do not need to do
anything.
› Just create some .php files, place them in your web directory, and the
server will automatically parse them for you.
› You do not need to compile anything or install any extra tools.
› Because PHP is free, most web hosts offer PHP support.
Basic PHP Syntax
 A PHP script can be placed anywhere in the document.
 A PHP script starts with <?php and ends with ?>:
<?php
// PHP code goes here
?>
 The default file extension for PHP files is ".php".
 A PHP file normally contains HTML tags, and some PHP scripting
code.
 Below, we have an example of a simple PHP file, with a PHP script
that uses a built-in PHP function "echo" to output the text "Hello
World!" on a web page:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1>My first PHP page</h1>

<?php
echo "Hello World!";
?>

</body>
</html>

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