This tutorial will introduce you to PHP. PHP is a widely used general purpose scripting language. It is an open source project used in web development Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! http://youtube.com/ithowtovids - our feed http://www.facebook.com/howtechtv - join us on facebook https://plus.google.com/103440382717658277879 - our group in Google+ What is PHP? In this tutorial, you will be introduced to PHP. This tutorial covers the basic information about the functionality and how to learn php. Step 1: PHP Hsitory In order to know what is PHP,we must first know that PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It is one of the first developed scripting languages which could be embedded into HTML. It is a widely used open source scripting language. PHP is used for web development to create dynamic web pages. It was, at first, developed by Rasmus Lerdorf and was redeveloped by The PHP group. PHP initially stood for personal Home Page. Step 2: PHP Functionality PHP is able to create dynamic content. It runs on the server side. To learn PHP we must know that it can perform the following functions within a database • Add Data • Remove Data • Update data PHP can perform the following functions within a server • Read files • Write files • Open files • Close files Step 3: PHP Working Environment PHP has the compatibility to run on different platforms such as: • Windows • Unix • Linux • Mac OS PHP can run on nearly all of the servers being used today such as: • Apache • IIS PHP has support for a large number of databases such as: • MySQL Step 4: PHP Advantages Above all, it is very easy and quick to learn php. It is totally free to download and efficient to use. If you want to install PHP, it can be downloaded from the official site www.php.net