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PHP is one of the most commonly used wide purpose languages for scripting purposes. It was originally produced to develop websites and create dynamic website pages. For this reason, you will often find PHP code embedded into an HTML document, which acts as the source. This is interpreted through the use of a PHP processor (module) by a web server. As a result, a webpage document is produced.
PHP code, being a programming language used for general purposes, is processed through an application used for interpretation. It is used in a line of command mode, and it performs the required operations from the operating system. The output produced by the program is on the standard channel used for output. In fact, this can also act as a graphic program. The majority of recent web servers will offer PHP for processing purposes. It is also available as an interpreter that is a standalone with most computing platforms and operating systems.
PHP actually stands for “personal home page.” When its development started in 1994, Rasmus Lendorf, a programmer from Greenland, invented a Perl script set which he called “Personal Home Page Tools.” This was due to the fact that it maintained his personal homepage as well as performed tasks such as displaying a resume and noting the level of traffic being attracted by his webpage.
Originally invented by Rasmus Lendorf in the year 1995, PHP has continuously been improved since then. The core implementation of PHP is currently being produced by PHP Group. It serves to be the standard of de facto as far as PHP is concerned. In spite of no formal specifications existing, PHP is offered as free software. It is released under the hood of the PHP License.
PHP is a very useful invention that the modern computing would find it hard to manage without. Learn more about it to optimize its use in your computing applications.
