PHP Language

PHP is a general-purpose server side scripting language used to create dynamic web applications. The original expansion of the acronym was personal home page.

PHP is a scripting language that is very C-like, although like all other scripting languages, it is not compiled. It is a very simple language to learn, but is extremely powerful.

PHP is usually used to add a functionality that HTML alone can't handle. For example, with PHP you can collect user information as well as interact with MySQL databases. It can also be used to perform complex mathematics as well as determine what day of the week a particular date falls on, either past or future.

So let's take a look at PHP and see what it can do for you.

Select a video tutorial set from our collection

• This tutorial set by The New Boston contains 200 lessons — yes 200. Needless to say, an excellent starting point to begin learning the PHP language.
• The video tutorials shown below are by TechEdGuru. There are seven videos. Doesn't cover as much ground as the set you'll find at the link above, but will give you a good feel of the language.

Here are a a few tutorials that cover specific topics that you may find of interest: