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A PHP file may contain text, HTML tags and scripts. Scripts in a PHP file are executed on the server |
| What You Should Already Know |
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
- HTML / XHTML
- Some scripting knowledge
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| What is PHP? |
- PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- PHP is a server-side scripting language, like ASP
- PHP scripts are executed on the server
- PHP supports many databases (MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.)
- PHP is an open source software (OSS)
- PHP is free to download and use
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| What is a PHP File? |
- PHP files may contain text, HTML tags and scripts
- PHP files are returned to the browser as plain HTML
- PHP files have a file extension of ".php", ".php3", or ".phtml"
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| What is MySQL? |
- MySQL is a database server
- MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
- MySQL supports standard SQL
- MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
- MySQL is free to download and use
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