PHP Introduction

•     PHP is a programming language primarily used for making dynamic Web applications through server-side scripting. Created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, PHP is now managed by a large collaboration of world-wide developers.


•     It has become the world's most popular technology for dynamic Web pages (alternatives are ASP.NET, JSP, ColdFusion, and CGI scripting), but it can be used for command-line scripting (and even desktop applications) as well.


•     PHP benefits from a simple syntax, making it easy to learn for even the non-programmer. PHP code can be written in a procedural or object oriented manner, or by using a hybrid of the two methods. Because PHP is an open-source technology, it can be installed and used at no cost. The easiest and fastest way to get started with PHP is to download the free trial of a PHP Integrated Development Environment , which greatly facilitates development and debugging.



Minimum Requirement to Srart With php

• Operating System(linux,windows o.s.,macintos etc)
• Editor(notepad,dreamweaver,notepad++ etc)
• Browser(internet explorer,mozila firefox,google chrome)
• php software(WAMP,LAMP,MAMP,XAMP)
  
  

  WAMP

  -Windows Operating System, Apache Server, My Sql, php(hypertext preprocessor)

  LAMP

  -Linux Operating System, Apache Server, My Sql, php(hypertext preprocessor).

  MAMP

  -Macintos Operating System, Apache Server, My Sql, php(hypertext preprocessor). "" ''

  XAMP

  -Crossplatform, Apache Server, My Sql, php(hypertext preprocessor).