PHP: Hypertext Pre-Processor

 What is PHP?

PHP is a server scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.


PHP, a recursive acronym for Hypertext Preprocessor, is an open-source server-side scripting language used to develop dynamic websites and applications.


This back-end coding language can be used to develop websites, e-commerce sites, and applications. Also, it is used to manage dynamic content, databases, and session tracking.


PHP supports several major protocols, including SSH and IMAP, and integrates with popular SQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.


Why is PHP Important?

  1. PHP is useful for developing e-commerce applications, content management systems, and other websites that need to store large data on the server side.

  2. Also, it has excellent support from a large community of developers who build frameworks and libraries to make coding easier.

  3. PHP uses its memory efficiently and performs well in terms of speed, especially in the latest versions.

  4. PHP has gained popularity due to its simplicity, ease of use, and extensibility.


Skills Learned from PHP

  • Creating dynamic web pages

  • Developing database-driven websites

  • Using MySQL as a database management system (DBMS)

  • Understanding object-oriented programming

  • Knowing the principles of good design and patterns

  • Writing effective SQL queries 

  • Building secure, SEO-friendly websites 

  • Creating websites that can handle traffic spikes

  • Developing modern web applications easily

  • High accessibility to a variety of API based Applications to use services of Application. Eg: Email, WhatsApp, SMS, MMS, etc,.


Reason to learn advanced PHP:

Advanced PHP Development course gives you the concepts, features, tools, and practical advice to use them together to build performant, secure, scalable, and reliable web applications. This class enables developers to tackle the most advanced features of PHP.


Where to learn PHP:


Only these are places to learn?
Of Course not, there are many platforms/ sites which teach you PHP more effectively. These are mainstream places to learn. There always will be other ways to find many solutions for a problem.

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