| PHP Hypertext Processor is a server-side web | | | | not. So PHP is very cheap. Because PHP is |
| programming language that can be embedded | | | | open source, there is a large community of |
| into HTML. PHP uses are widespread, and can | | | | PHP programmers that help each other with |
| include any kind of server functionality that | | | | code. This means PHP programmers can rely on |
| takes user's input and displays or | | | | each other by using reusable pieces of code |
| manipulates the input. PHP can run on both | | | | called functions and classes rather than |
| UNIX and Windows servers, which makes it more | | | | constantly reinventing the wheel. This can |
| accessible than Windows (ASP). This | | | | dramatically cut down on production time. |
| scripting language is growing day by day. | | | | |
| PHP5 a fully object oriented language and its | | | | PHP is based on C++ language and the syntax |
| platform independence and speed on Linux | | | | used in PHP is quite similar to C/C++. C/C++ |
| server helps to build large and complex web | | | | is still considered the best programming |
| applications. | | | | language by many programmers and people who |
| | | | love this language would surely feel more |
| PHP is a particularly useful programming | | | | comfortable with the syntax of PHP. |
| language because it allows for advanced | | | | |
| programming and is easy to integrate with web | | | | PHP and MySQL are excellent choice for |
| pages. Another plus of PHP is that the | | | | webmasters looking to automate their web |
| language interfaces very well with MySQL, a | | | | sites. Now search spiders "see" all the |
| popular type of online database. MYSQL is a | | | | content on a PHP page, the same way it is |
| commercial grade database application that is | | | | viewed in a browser. The creation of a |
| made available free under the Open Source to | | | | php-shopping cart is surprisingly simple and |
| anyone. Another plus of PHP is that it is | | | | when done with precision it could translate |
| Open Source Code. The actual code that is PHP | | | | into a highly effective and universally |
| is available to the public for free, while | | | | accepted php-shopping cart. |
| the source code for products such as ASP is | | | | |