PHP 8 for Absolute Beginners: Basic Website and Web Application Development

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J. Lengstorf et al.PHP 8 for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8205-2_1

1. Getting Ready to Program

Jason Lengstorf¹  , Thomas Blom Hansen² and Steve Prettyman³

(1)

No 392, Portland, OR, USA

(2)

Kirke Saaby, Denmark

(3)

Palm Bay, FL, USA

 

Objectives

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

• Understand how operating systems make programming easier

• Understand how PHP works with Apache and MySQL/MariaDB to create dynamic web pages

• Install a PHP test environment

• Determine if the test environment is working properly

• Create a simple PHP program

• Execute and test a simple PHP program

Welcome to the world of programming! Whether you have never attempted ...