PHP Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PHP?
- PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.
A nice introduction to PHP by Stig Sæther Bakken can be found on the Zend website.
- What can I do with PHP?
- Your only limit is your knowledge, imagination and creativity...
You can use PHP to:
- transfer and manipulate files.
- edit images.
- play music (streaming).
- edit flash files.
- connect to a database.
- send emails.
- process payments.
- set up a forum (or even a chat room).
- run a gallery.
- hold an auction.
- list classified ads.
- How can I find out what PHP can do on this server?
- PHPInfo's output lists everything that PHP knows about.