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PHP is a server-side programming language that is very popular and often frowned upon. The acronym PHP was originally Personal Homepage to which later it changed its name to a more accurate Hypertext Pre-Processor. It uses a C style syntax and even a lot basic C functions.  
 
PHP is a server-side programming language that is very popular and often frowned upon. The acronym PHP was originally Personal Homepage to which later it changed its name to a more accurate Hypertext Pre-Processor. It uses a C style syntax and even a lot basic C functions.  
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==
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PHP is written inline with HTML documents, making it ideal for people who have experience with designing websites with HTML/CSS and want to create a more dynamic web experience. PHP is processed by the server before it is rendered in the browser.
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All of the examples here assume that you have a rudimentary understanding of HTML and have webserver software installed on your system, or access to a webserver with PHP.
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===Hello World!===
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    <?php echo "Hello world!"; ?>
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If you put this code into a file and give it a ''.php'' extension, it will render plain text to the web browser. As you can see every piece of PHP must be opened and closed with the PHP html tags.
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===Date===
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    <?php
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        // variable declaration
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        $date = date("Y/m/d");
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        // using the variable with the echo function
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        echo $date;
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    ?>
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[http://ca1.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php The Date function] is a great tool to show how PHP generates dynamic content. The above format displays the full year, the month and day all in numbers like so: 1999/02/16.
  
 
==Set Up==
 
==Set Up==

Revision as of 20:32, 28 January 2014

PHP is a server-side programming language that is very popular and often frowned upon. The acronym PHP was originally Personal Homepage to which later it changed its name to a more accurate Hypertext Pre-Processor. It uses a C style syntax and even a lot basic C functions.

Examples

PHP is written inline with HTML documents, making it ideal for people who have experience with designing websites with HTML/CSS and want to create a more dynamic web experience. PHP is processed by the server before it is rendered in the browser.

All of the examples here assume that you have a rudimentary understanding of HTML and have webserver software installed on your system, or access to a webserver with PHP.

Hello World!

   <?php echo "Hello world!"; ?>

If you put this code into a file and give it a .php extension, it will render plain text to the web browser. As you can see every piece of PHP must be opened and closed with the PHP html tags.

Date

   <?php
       // variable declaration
       $date = date("Y/m/d");
   
       // using the variable with the echo function
       echo $date;
   ?>

The Date function is a great tool to show how PHP generates dynamic content. The above format displays the full year, the month and day all in numbers like so: 1999/02/16.

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