HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR(PHP)

What is PHP

• PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• PHP is a powerfull tool for making dynamic and interactive web pages.
• PHP is the widely used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft’s ASP.
• PHP is a server-side scripting language, like ASP
• PHP scripts are executed on the server
• PHP supports many databases (MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.)
• PHP is an open source software
• PHP is free to download and use

What is a PHP File

• PHP files can contain text, HTML tags and scripts
• PHP files are returned to the browser as plain HTML 
• PHP files have a file extension of ".php", ".php3", or ".phtml"