PHP stands for PHP Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is a widely-used, opsource scripting language. It is similar in syntax to C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly .PHP scripts are executed on the server and return the html or plain text to the browser
There are various reason why PHP is so famous and used in all web development projects. The largest blogging platform wordpress is built over PHP
1) it runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X,Solaris,Exalogic,ibm etc.)
2) it is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache etc.)
3) it supports a wide range of databases. It can connect to oracle,mysql,sqlserver,sqllite etc
4) it is free. Download it from the official PHP resource: www.php.net
5) PHP learning curve is quite simple and we can use it quite efficiently as a language of website
This catagory contains articles on all the features on PHP, PHP coding
In this post , we will be discussing the php array functions. As with any other programming language,PHP has its own array functions What is array A array is the chain of values stored in single variable where values can be retrived based on there position in the array $arr ={a,b,c,d,e,f}; There are three type …
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if else condition in php PHP programming like other languages have the conditional statement processing also.Conditional statement add intelligence to our scripts. This gives us the functionality to perform various command based on various conditions We will be working on if/then/else statement in this post i.e if else in php The basic format for the if/then/else …
A php developer would offcourse like to test the php file before deploying on the webserver.A local Apache PHP MySQL development environment on windows allows you to test your code as you develop your web application before publishing it to the web. This article will guide you through setting up a local Apache PHP MySQL development environment …
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The good php File Manager allows you to manage your site through HTTP rather than an FTP tool or other third-party application. You can upload, create or delete files, organize files in folders and change file permissions. Folders and files may be displayed in a hierarchical tree based on their directory structure. Some php file …
Why the need for PHP editor for windows It is often necessary to edit HTML, CSS ,PHP and JavaScript files while creating web sites. That is reason usable ide for php web development should supply all those file types and provide full set of tools for effective development. In order to get success in developing …
Constants in PHP (1) A constant is a name or an identifier for a simple value. It is defined using the define function and it does not start with $ sign Syntax define(name, value, case-insensitive) Parameters: name: Specifies the name of the constant value: Specifies the value of the constant case-insensitive: Specifies whether the constant …
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