PHP INFORMATION

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Why Is PHP a cost effective solution?

Unlike many other programming languages, PHP does not require a special license to access its source code or additional modules.

PHP is an 'open-source' programming language accessible by all.

Programmers have unlimited access to new versions as they are released as well as unlimited access to official documentation.

These two key factors allow PHP programmers to keep development overheads extremely minimal which allows your project budget to pay for essential quality programming time.

PHP is compatible with both Windows and Linux operating systems.

The Linux operating system is also open-source as is MySQL database language.

Therefore PHP/LINUX/MySQL combination offers extremely high end technology developed by the international community of programmers at the most cost effective rate possible.

Frequently Asked Questions:-

Q What does PHP stand for exactly?

A PHP stand for *"PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor". In short this means that PHP is a language which runs 'server-side' and processes web-pages before they reach the users 'browser'. The hypertext pages are therefore Preprocessed (created dynamically).

*When PHP was originally created in 1995 it stood for 'Personal Home Page" !

Q What does 'Server-Side' mean?

A When a visitor accesses a PHP page on your website, all the horsework is carried out on the server computer itself. This means that your visitors experience is not hindered by their own computer's software capabilities because the PHP pages are processed 'server-side' as opposed to 'client-side'.

Q What does LAMP stand for and what does it mean?

A LAMP stands for *"Linux Apache MySQL PHP". This is the combination of 'open-source' products which has become popular in the Web industry as a way of deploying inexpensive, reliable, scalable, secure web applications. (The 'P' in LAMP can also stand for Perl or Python.)

Q What is a WEBSERVER?

A The WEBSERVER is the computer where the pages of your website are stored, the term normally also refers to the hardware, software, operating system, files and internet connection as a whole. This 'whole' is now more commonly called just 'SERVER'.

The term WEBSERVER is now often used to describe just the software which connects a SERVER to the CLIENTS via HTTP requests, this software also executes Server Side Scripts.

Apache is an open source HTTP web server.

Q Once my PHP site is built, what do I need to get it online?

A In most cases you will simply need a hosting plan and a domain name. A combination of the two starts as little as £50.00 per year. We strongly recommend hosting PHP on a Linux hosting plan.

Q Where can I find out more?

A The official PHP website is extremely informative or you could contact us using one of the methods detailed below.

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