PHP is a server-side scripting language embedded in HTML. What sets PHP apart from others like client-side Java is that its code is executed on the server side. What can PHP do? At the lowest level, PHP can do anything that any other CGI program can do, such as collecting table data, generating dynamic page content, or Send and receive cookies. Perhaps the most powerful and meaningful feature of PHP is its support for a wide range of databases. Writing a database-enabled web page is incredibly simple.
Results from the course:
What is PHP and what is DW? DW is just a tool for making web pages. It can be used to design web pages and develop databases. PHP is a language, just like other languages. , ASP, JSP, CFM, this is a program and a language, not only used to make web pages, but mainly used to develop systems based on the WEB platform, such as article management systems, mall systems, search engines, etc. There are tens of thousands of systems. DW and PHP are like buildings and building materials. DW can only make buildings, but you can use building materials to make whatever you want. Why is PHP so popular now? It is better than other languages. Is it powerful? No, it is the same for any program or language. It just needs to achieve the purpose you want. The biggest feature of PHP is that it is open source.
Course Features:
PHP is more suitable for web programming, and many peripheral popular base libraries have been developed that contain easier-to-use layers. You can use PHP to connect to most databases including Oracle, MS-Access, and Mysql. You can draw pictures on flies, write programs to download or display e-mails. You can even complete network-related functions. Best of all, you can choose which features your PHP installation requires. To quote Nissan's Xterra, PHP can do everything you want it to do and it's omnipotent!
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