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PHP (a recursive acronym for āPHP Hypertext Preprocessorā) is a popular open-source scripting language widely used as a server-side tool for creating dynamic web pages.
A big part of PHPās value is its use as a dynamic scripting language that works hand-in-hand with HTML.
A PHP interpreter makes a website dynamic and customizable, allowing a site to respond to user input or information in some expected way. The interpreter is a key link between the user and web server, databases, and the relevant files or responses sent back to that user.
PHP in Action
ScienceSoft a Dallas-based IT consulting and software development provider, offers examples of how theyāve used PHP scripting for clientsā projects:
- Shopping for audio equipment with a playlist of test tracks, the ability to tell the standās app what model a customer wants, and the production of graphs comparing models for a customer.
- Booking movie theater tickets with a mobile app that has seat plans, notifications, and in-depth movie information.
Symfony, a French PHP framework provider, works on PHP-based projects for organizations of all kinds. This includes the 2016 campaign site of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Lastly, CakePHP is an open-source framework that has been used by various companies, including:
- Internet Marketing Ninjas, who used PHP to build its marketing and management tools and a central hub for users.
- Printivo.com, a Nigerian customized printing company, who used PHP for their customer-facing website and internal order management systems.
PHP Concepts
- Arrays
- Classes
- Comments
- Conditionals
- Data Types
- Date Functions
- Functions
- Loops
- Operators
- String Functions
- Variables