Web & UI
PHP
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development. Fast, flexible, and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
- Created by
- Rasmus Lerdorf
- First appeared
- 1995
- Official resource
- Visit the main website
Your first program
Hello, World!
<?php
echo 'Hello, World!';
?>Keep learning
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