{"id":22679,"date":"2015-01-20T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T13:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=22679"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:51:33","slug":"php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/php\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP language"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PHP\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are thousands of programming languages that exist and many more are being developed.So,why use PHP?But only few of these have become sufficiently popular and are used by many people.<\/p>\n

PHP is an acronym for hypertext preprocessor.It’s a general-purpose server-side scripting language designed for web development. It is installed on more than 20 million web sites and 1 million web servers!It helps in creating dynamic websites and allows users to interact and exchange informaton.<\/p>\n

PHP can run on Windows, Solaris, Linux or Unix and NT servers. PHP uses C\/C++ as a base language hence it is more feasible for a wider audience. PHP is integrated with a number of popular databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and Microsoft SQL Server.<\/p>\n

Let’s see a simple example for a PHP programme:<\/p>\n

<html><\/p>\n

<head><\/p>\n

<title>First PHP Script<\/title><\/p>\n

<body><\/p>\n

<?php echo “hello world!” ;?> <\/body><\/p>\n

<\/head><\/p>\n

<\/html><\/p>\n

As we can see PHP is embedded in HTML.So its common when youre programming that these kind of PHP scripts can be seen in the code.Now lets see some common uses of PHP:<\/p>\n