Introduction (PHP for the Web)

What is the difference between a scripted language and a compiled language?

A scripting program is interpreted at runtime and a compiled language is converted into an executable file which can then be run.

Why did PHP become known as "Hypertext PreProcessor"?

Because PHP handles data before it becomes HTML code.

When was PHP created?

In 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf

What is PHP?

PHP is a popular general purpose scripting language this is especially suited for web development and is commonly embedded within HTML.

Explain how PHP works when you call a webpage.

PHP is a tag in HTML code. You write the webpage in HTML and include PHP scripts in that code. When the webpage is called by the browser, the file is read by the server, sees the PHP tag and send the PHP script to the PHP interpreter which runs the script and adds the PHP content to the HTML page and send it to the users computer. PHP is a server side program.

What does PHP stand for?

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