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PHP is an Open Source, server-side, HTML-embedded programming language used primarily for data-driven or dynamic web sites. While usually run as a module on the Apache HTTP Server, PHP is a multi-platform and multi-server language and can be configured/compiled for IIS and PWS amoung others. One of PHP's main strengths is the ease of database integration it offers, supporting just about any database you can think of including ODBC compliant databases like Oracle and MS Access and relational databases like MySQL. The language syntax borrows heavily from Java and C and as a result it is very easy to learn, especially if you have experience with either of those languages. The script is processed and compiled at runtime by the PHP engine with the resulting output sent to the client's browser in HTML format. All this, combined with the nature of the server-side scripting, makes PHP blazingly fast and unaffected by of many of the cross-browser issues which affect other languages like JavaScript.
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PHP Resources:
There are many excellent resources for PHP developers, some best places to I have found are listed below. For a more complete listing of these and similar resources, please see my links section. On my webpage I use a combination of my own scripts and modfications of scripts I have found at the below listed sites and others like them.
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PHP.net:
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This is the official PHP site. This site contains the distribution tarballs and binaries for all versions of the PHP engine as well as links and a searchable online manual.
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Zend.com:
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The writers of the PHP engine and the Zend Optimizer, and other PHP related products.
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PHPBuilder.com:
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This site is the best resource I have found. Lots of tutorials and links as well as a very widely read support/discussion board.
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This site is another excellent resource to web developers. In addition to PHP, it also offer resources for Databasing, ASP Scripting, etc.
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