Introduction to PHP - For beginners

Introduction to PHP

Introduction to PHP - For beginners

We have designed basic PHP course for those who are beginner and want to learn PHP.

Very simple step by step easy learning. I'll start from step one. Before starting from step -1, let me tell you simple introduction of PHP.

The word PHP mean "Hypertext Preprocessor". 

Server Side: PHP is server side scripting language which means when it runs over server. More explanation is when code run script in browser then after server execution you can view output of PHP code.

Open Source: open source means it is license free language that’s why it is openly used worldwide

Cross platform: The great feature of this language is it works with all major operating systems like window, Linux, UNIX and others.

Embedded language: PHP is embedded language which means it must require interface to run, here interface is HTML. So you can say HTML is compulsory to run PHP.

Major Characteristics of PHP

·         Simple: Coding is simple and user friendly. Don’t need to include libraries as we do in C, C++ and other languages.

·         Efficient: Execution is fast

·         Flexible: Flexible, a lot of APIs and modules can be integrated easily. Time to time new release and upgradation.

·        Secure: Secure as compared to many other languages .There are third party supported application to secure data.

·        Familiar: Syntax is easily understandable

·         Object Oriented: PHP is objected oriented programming language based on concept of objects.

Introduction to PHP - For beginners