PHP

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Why Learn PHP?

What is PHP?

• PHP is a programming language.
• It helps you build websites and web applications.
• PHP stands for "Hypertext Preprocessor".

Why is PHP Important?

• PHP is used on many websites like Facebook and Wikipedia.
• It helps make websites interactive and dynamic.
• PHP can connect to databases to store information.

When Do We Use PHP?

• We use PHP when we need to create websites.
• PHP is used when we want our website to be interactive.
• PHP is great for creating online forms, shopping carts, and more.

Features of PHP

• PHP is easy to learn and use.
• It works well with HTML, the language used to make web pages.
• PHP is free and open-source, meaning anyone can use it.

How to Start PHP?

• PHP code is written inside <?php and ?> tags.
• The opening tag is <?php and the closing tag is ?>.
• PHP code is placed inside these tags to tell the web server to execute the PHP code.