PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide: Ace the ZCE 2017-PHP Exam

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9. Web Features

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PHP is a language created for the web. Its original purpose was to make it easier to make web pages and it remains heavily focused on server-side scripting. This chapter looks at some of the language features that make it one of the world's most popular server-side web programming languages.

Request Types

HTTP has several different request methods¹ that are commonly referred to as HTTP verbs. The HTTP specification² lays out in considerable detail what each verb is intended for. Your application should adhere to this specification so that it is compatible with the clients ...