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A PHP file may contain text, HTML tags and scripts. Scripts in
a PHP file are executed on the server.
What You Should Already Know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
- HTML / XHTML
- Some scripting knowledge
If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our
Home page.
What is PHP?
- PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- 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 (OSS)
- PHP is free to download and use
What is a PHP File?
- PHP files may 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"
What is MySQL?
- MySQL is a small database server
- MySQL is ideal for small and medium applications
- MySQL supports standard SQL
- MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
- MySQL is free to download and use
PHP + MySQL
- PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (means that you can develop in
Windows and serve on a Unix platform)
Why PHP?
- PHP runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
- PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.)
- PHP is FREE to download from the official PHP resource:
http://www.php.net/
- PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side
Where to Start?
- Install an Apache server on a Windows or Linux machine
- Install PHP on a Windows or Linux machine
- Install MySQL on a Windows or Linux machine
PHP Basic
[PHP Tutorial] [PHP Introduction] [PHP Install] [PHP Syntax] [PHP Variables] [PHP Operators] [PHP If...Else] [PHP Switch] [PHP Arrays] [PHP Looping] [PHP Functions] [PHP Forms] [PHP $_GET] [PHP $_POST]
PHP Advance
[PHP Date] [PHP Include] [PHP File] [PHP File Upload] [PHP Cookies] [PHP Sessions] [PHP E-mail] [PHP Secure E-mail]
PHP Database
[PHP
Database Introduction] [PHP
Database Connect] [PHP
Database Create] [PHP
Database Insert] [PHP
Database Select] [PHP
Database Where] [PHP
Database Order By] [PHP
Database Update] [PHP
Database Delete] [PHP
Database ODBC]
PHP XML
[XML Expat Parser] [XML SimpleXML]
PHP Reference
[PHP Array] [PHP Calendar] [PHP Date] [PHP Directory] [PHP Filesystem] [PHP FTP] [PHP HTTP] [PHP Libxml] [PHP Mail] [PHP Math] [PHP Misc] [PHP MySQL] [PHP SimpleXML] [PHP String] [PHP XML] [PHP Zip]
PHP Scripts
[PHP Contact form] [PHP Simple Hit counter] [PHP IP To Country Database] [PHP Mailing List script] [PHP Language specific]
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