PHP Introduction Chapter1: Online PHP Training

PHP Introduction Chapter1:
What is PHP?

• PHP is a server-side scripting language, like ASP, JSP
• PHP stands for : Hypertext Preprocessor
• PHP scripts are executed on the server
• PHP supports many databases (MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.), but MySQL is used widely with PHP.
• PHP is an open source software
• PHP is free to download and use from php.net

What is a PHP File? and What it Contains?

• PHP files can contain text, HTML tags and php scripts.
• PHP files are returned to the browser as plain HTML.
• PHP files have a file extension of ".php", ".php3", or ".phtml"

Why to Use PHP?

• PHP runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
• PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.)
• PHP is FREE to download from the official PHP resource: www.php.net
• PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side

Why PHP & MySQL?

• The main advantage of PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (you can develop in Windows and serve on a Unix platform).

To Learn PHP :What You Should Already Know?

• HTML
• Javascript
• CSS

If you have the basic understanding of the above mentioned, it will be more easier for you to follow the lessons quickly and implement it faster.
Ok, I want to Start Now: Where to Start?

• You have to Install Apache (or IIS) on your own server, install PHP, and MySQL

• Or find a web hosting plan with PHP and MySQL support
• or You can use your localhost for working with PHP project, once it is done, then you can upload it to server. If you want to work with your local PC, offline then install WAMPServer you can download here start php