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Full Stack Web Development
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Full Stack Web Development

by Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc, Philip Ackermann
September 2024
Intermediate to advanced
743 pages
27h 48m
English
Packt Publishing
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15    Using the PHP Language

In this chapter, Florian Simeth provides a little insight into the world of PHP. You’ll learn about its installation and its basic principles. A real-life example is used to show how form data is sent from the browser to the server where it is processed.

The term PHP is a recursive acronym that stands for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.” As you can see, paradoxically, the abbreviation also appears in its explanation.

However, this scripting language is not as bizarre as its name. Basically, the syntax is based on C and Perl, as the project in 1995 was nothing more than a collection of Perl scripts. At that time, Rasmus Lerdorf still called his collection Personal Home Page Tools, hence the abbreviation.

15.1    Introduction ...

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