Microsoft® Expression® Web 2 Step by Step

Chapter 12. Using PHP Features

Chapter at a Glance

In this chapter, you will learn to
✓	Setting Up PHP.
✓	Creating a PHP Page.
✓	Converting an HTML Page to PHP.
✓	Using PHP Includes in Expression Web 2.
✓	Using PHP Functions and Variables.

PHP is a powerful scripting language that is platform independent. As long as your host has PHP installed on your server, you can use it regardless of server type. When a browser requests a PHP page, the PHP script is executed on the server and the resulting HTML is sent to the browser. PHP pages may contain text, HTML, and script blocks, and offer similar functionality to Legacy ASP pages.

Microsoft Expression Web 2 provides ...