What is PHP ?

1. PHP is an acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor"

2. PHP is a widely-used, open source scripting language

3. PHP scripts are executed on the server

4. PHP is free to download and use

Why PHP ?

1. PHP runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)

2. PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.) & supports a wide range of databases

3. PHP is free & easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side