What is PHP?
PHP is a recursive acronym for PHP Hypertext Preprocessor. As it is a recursive acronym, the first “p” actually stands for PHP. When first introduced by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, it actually meant Personal Home Page tools.
PHP is a server-side back-end scripting language. The code written in the PHP file is executed on the server. The PHP engine on the web server then converts all the code written in PHP to HTML and the resulting web page contains only HTML code when it is sent to the clients web browser. Below is a basic example.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo 'Hello World'; ?>
</body>
</html>The above code is called “Hello World”. The code between the tags is executed on the server by the PHP engine.
What can be Built with PHP? PHP is one of the most popular scripting languages for building a wide range of web-based applications and is used by about 78% of all websites. There are a wide range of applications that can be built with PHP ranging from a simple one page website to a complex ecommerce Content Management System (CMS) system. With WordPress being the most popular CMS system out there, it is no wonder why PHP scripting is so popular.
Capo Web Design Inc. has created numerous WordPress Themes and Plugins for use on website we design and manage. We have also create thousands of websites in the past 12 years ranging from simple websites to complex ecommerce websites. A few of the fun applications we have done can be found right here on our website. One is a random string generator that can be used to create complex passwords and the other is a random number generator when you can put a range of numbers in and it will output a random number between those values. We have also created a simple tip calculator for those that are mathematically challenged. It will output your tip amount and add up your total for you! Contact us today and find out what we can do for you!