Hi Guys ,
WELCOME to PHP!
You all must be thinking that why I chose PHP , since there are many languages on which we can focus. First of all I would like to tell you about how PHP evolved and then why we are concentratin on it.
PHP is server-side scripting language usually written in HTML context. PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor .
The first version of PHP was created by RASMUS LERDORF in 1994 as a set of Web publishing macros. These were released as the Personal Home Page Tools and later rewritten and extended to include a package called the Form Interpreter (PHP/FI). (PHP/FI) was an attractive proportion from a usre's perspective,as a result its popularity grew steadily. By 1997, a team of developers was working on the project.
Next release - PHP3 . It was a collaborative of interested developers. In this entirely new parser was created by ZEEV SURASKI and ANDI GUTMANS , also had new syntax and new features.Zend is a scripting engine that sits below the PHP-specific modules. It is optimizedto significantly improve performance.
In mid 90's , the approach in Web publishing changed. Ealier it was based on hard coding HTML and large sites to manage content. PHP had huge advantage over other programming languages in managing large sites and data retrival from databases. Latest PHP5 is available in the market having lot new features and functionalities.
NOW, WHY PHP ..?
1. OPEN SOURCE (Best Thing in this whole world [:)] )
Q: What is Open Source..?
Most of us think that "open source" simply means free. Yes, you are right .PHP is free and you don't have to pay amount for its personal /commercial use. You can download it from official PHP site at http://www.php.net/
2. PERFORMANCE : PHP4 compares wel with ASP benchmark tests because of powerful Zend engine.
3. PORABILITY : It can run on many operationg systems and works with many servers and databases.
4. SPEED OF DEVELOPMENT : The growth and popularity of PHP is tremendeous . Also in terms of future prospects PHP has upper hand.
PHP performs exceptionally well with world's best OPEN SOURCE products.
1. LINUX
2. APACHE SERVER
3.MYSQL
It means you just need a system and few open source product to start your web development.
So, get ready with all these products and we will install PHP in next post.
Thanks for your patience.
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