PHP, Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)

A popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development.

Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from personal blog to the most popular websites in the world.

It was invented by Rasmus Lerdorf, on June 8th, 1995. PHP is a recursive acronym, which defines itself: PHP, Hypertext Preprocessor. It initially meant Personal Home Page.

<?php

    phpinfo();

?>

Documentation

See also Learn PHP, What does PHP mean?, Taking PHP Seriously, Revolutionizing Web Development with the Power of PHP and What I Learned Implementing the Same Program in Seven Languages.

Related : Zend Engine, Ecosystem, .htaccess, html_errors, Linux Apache Mysql PHP (LAMP), Linux Nginx Mysql PHP (LEMP), max_execution_time, PHP Manual, Preprocessing