apiki/php repository overview

PHP From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the scripting language. For other uses, see PHP (disambiguation). PHP PHP-logo.svg Paradigm Imperative, functional, object-oriented, procedural, reflective Designed by Rasmus Lerdorf Developer The PHP Development Team, Zend Technologies First appeared 1995; 24 years ago[1] Stable release 7.3.2[2] / February 6, 2019; 14 days ago Typing discipline Dynamic, weak since version 7.0:

Gradual[3] Implementation language C (primarily; some components C++) OS Unix-like, Windows License PHP License (most of Zend engine under Zend Engine License) Filename extensions .php, .phtml, .php3, .php4, .php5, .php7, .phps, .php-s, .pht Major implementations Zend Engine, HHVM, Phalanger, Quercus, Parrot Influenced by Perl, C, C++, Java, Tcl[1] Influenced Hack PHP Programming at Wikibooks PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (or simply PHP) is a server-side scripting language designed for web development. It was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994;[4] the PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group.[5] PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page,[4] but it now stands for the recursive initialism PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.[6]

PHP code may be embedded into HTML code, or it can be used in combination with various web template systems, web content management systems, and web frameworks. PHP code is usually processed by a PHP interpreter implemented as a module in the web server or as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) executable. The web server combines the results of the interpreted and executed PHP code, which may be any type of data, including images, with the generated web page. PHP code may also be executed with a command-line interface (CLI) and can be used to implement standalone graphical applications.[7]