In this tutorial, we will learn about the “PHP Introduction“. we will try to make it simpler for you to understand the concept.

PHP Introduction

“PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.”

This is generally a good definition of PHP. However, it does contain a lot of terms you may not be used to. Another way to think of PHP is a powerful, behind the scenes scripting language that your visitors won’t see!

When someone visits your PHP webpage, your web server processes the PHP code. It then sees which parts it needs to show to visitors(content and pictures) and hides the other stuff(file operations, math calculations, etc.) then translates your PHP into HTML. After the translation into HTML, it sends the webpage to your visitor’s web browser.

php – what’s it do? -Â PHP Introduction

It is also helpful to think of PHP in terms of what it can do for you. PHP will allow you to:

Reduce the time to create large websites.
Create a customized user experience for visitors based on information that you have gathered from them.
Open up thousands of possibilities for online tools. Check outÂ PHP – HotScriptsÂ for examples of the great things that are possible with PHP.
Allow creation of shopping carts for e-commerce websites.

what you should know

Before starting tutorial for PHP Introduction, it is important that you have a basic understanding and experience in the following:

HTML – Know the syntax and especiallyÂ HTML Forms.

Basic programming knowledge – This isn’t required, but if you have any traditional programming experience it will make learning PHP a great deal easier.

tutorial overview

This tutorial is aimed at the PHP novice and will teach you PHP from the ground up. If you want a drive-through PHP tutorial this probably is not the right tutorial for you.

Remember, you should not try to plow through this tutorial in one sitting. Read a couple lessons, take a break, then do some more after the information has had some time to sink in.