What is PHP
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHP is now officially known as "PHP: HyperText Preprocessor". It is a server-side scripting language usually written in an HTML context. Unlike an ordinary HTML page, a PHP script is not sent directly to a client by the server; instead, it is parsed by the PHP binary or module, which is server-side installed.PHP is an open-source language, used primarily for dynamic web content and server-side applications.
Why PHP
Using PHP scripting and MySQL database enables programmers to create applications that'll run on just about any computer, regardless of operating system. PHP has thousands of programming functions to facilitate almost any task.
PHP runs on different platforms such as Windows, Linux, Unix etc. PHP is easy and fast to learn and runs efficiently on the server side.
Advantage
- PHP will run on (almost) any platform.
- PHP is completely free to use, free to download, free to distribute.
- PHP can be easily embedded directly into HTML.
- PHP runs native on all UNIX and Windows platforms.
Open Source
- Cake PHP
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- osCommerce
- PHP Nuke
- Smarty
- WordPress
- Zen Cart
