PHP Lesson 1: Your First Steps into Server-Side Programming Welcome to the start of your journey into PHP! If you're looking to build dynamic, interactive websites, PHP is one of the most powerful and widely used languages on the internet. ❓ What is PHP? PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor . It's a server-side scripting language . This means the code runs on the web server (the computer that hosts your website) before anything is sent to the user's browser. It's primarily used for web development to generate dynamic content, manage databases, track user sessions, and much more. It is embedded directly into HTML . You can mix PHP code with your standard HTML markup. 🌐 How PHP Works (Client vs. Server) To understand PHP, you need to know the difference between the client (the user's web browser) and the server (where your website files live). Request: A user types your website address into their browser (the Client). Processing: The Client sends a request to t...
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