PHP stands for PHP Hypertext PreProcessor and is a language for scripting and programming. A script in PHP is loaded on the server, this is called the server-side. Scripts are called on the server instead of on the website. Currently, this programming language is one of the most widely used languages when utilizing scripts.
PHP is highly similar to Perl, on which it is partly based, Ruby, and Python. The written language, Syntaxis, of PHP exhibits strong similarities with C. PHP is an accessible programming language that allows for writing Object-Oriented. This means that different elements are directed from different scripts.
As PHP is one of the most widely used scripting languages , it is often used for applications. For example, PHP is part of several CMS software programs like Wordpress. The reason that the language is used on a regular basis is its accessibility, it is easy to set-up and relatively simple to use with a background in computer science. PHP is often used in conjunction with MySQL's Apache Web server and database software.