Welcome to my Channel. PHP Basics - Syntax for Control Structures Control Structures: for statement foreach statement if/else/elseif statement switch statement while statement do-while statement declare statement goto statement include statement require statement return statement Introduction to PHP (2020) PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source programming language. It is especially suited for web development. The unique thing about PHP is that it serves both beginners as well as experienced developers. It has a low barrier to entry so it is easy to get started with, and at the same time, it provides advanced features offered in other programming languages.