PHP is a server scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.
PHP is an acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor"
PHP is a widely-used, open source scripting language
PHP scripts are executed on the server
PHP is free to download and use
It is powerful enough to be at the core of the biggest blogging system on the web
It is deep enough to run the largest social network
PHP is a widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft's ASP.
PHP 7 is the latest stable release. This tutorial uses PHP 7.2.10