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PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open-source server-side scripting language primarily used for web development. Let's explore some of its key features:

Learn about PHP, an open-source scripting language widely used for web development, server-side scripting, and building dynamic web applications.

You can start learning the basics of programming in PHP with the help of any of the online PHP compilers freely available on the Internet. This will help in getting acquainted with the features of PHP without installing it on your computer. Later on, install a full-fledged PHP environment on your local machine.

PHP started out as a small open-source project that evolved as more and more people found out how useful it was. Rasmus Lerdorf released the first version of PHP way back in 1994. Initially, PHP was supposed to be an abbreviation for "Personal Home Page", but it now stands for the recursive initialism "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor".

The syntax rules of PHP are similar to the C language. PHP is primarily a server-side scripting language used for web development. Let's dive into the details of PHP syntax.