Scripting PHP is a general purpose scripting Language In computer programming, a script is a program or sequence of instructions that is interpreted or carried out by another program rather than computers Processor. JavaScript, ASP, JSP, PHP, Perl, Python are examples for scripting languages. Scripting are Two Types 1. Client Side Scripting 2. Server side Scripting Client Side Scripting Client-side scripting generally refers to the class of computer programs on the web that are executed client-side, by the user's web browser, instead of server-side on the web server. HTML is used as a client side scripting language. Server Side Scripting PHP is a server side Scripting Language Server-side scripting is a web server technology in which a user's request is verified by running a script directly on the web server to generate dynamic web pages. It is usually used to provide interactive web sites that interface to databases or other data stores. This is different from client-side scripting where scripts are run by the viewing web browser, usually in JavaScript. The primary advantage to server-side scripting is the ability to highly customize the response based on the user's requirements, access rights, or queries into data stores. What is PHP? PHP recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. The PHP code is enclosed in special start and end processing instructions php PHP was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995. The main implementation of PHP is now produced by The PHP Group and serves as the de facto standard for PHP as there is no formal specification. WAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a Microsoft Windows operating system. WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python. Apache is a web server. MySQL is an open-source database. LAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a LINUX operating system. LAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system LINUX and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python. Apache is a web server. MySQL is an open-source database.