What is PHP?
- Rasmus Lerdorf unleashed the first version of PHP way back in 1994.
- PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a server site scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.
- PHP is a open source and free Download.
- PHP is a easy to use and most popular scripting language
- PHP is basically used for developing web-based software applications
- PHP files are saved with the ".php" file extension
Characteristics of PHP
- Simplicity
- Efficiency
- Security
- Flexibility
- Familiarity
Applications of PHP
- It can encrypt data.
- PHP can generate dynamic page content
- PHP can create, open, read, write and close files on the system.
- PHP can collect data from files, save data in file, you can send data via email, return data to user.
- PHP can send and receive cookies and session
- Add, delete, modify components in that database.
Why PHP?
- PHP runs on various platforms like Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X etc.
- PHP supports a big range of databases
- PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today
- PHP is a free Download and open source.
- PHP is easy to learn and runs
Disadvantages of PHP:
- PHP is not secure as it is open source.
- Not good to create desktop applications.
- Not suitable for large Web Applications
- PHP does not allow changes to the main behavior of the web application