php tutorial - what does php stand for?

So what do you think php stands for? What is php? Well I guess you wouldn't be reading this if you knew the answer so let me fill you in.

I have head many interesting and comical answers to the question "what does php stand for" let me give you some of the examples I have heard;

• people helping people

• property holding place

• please hold properly

If your one of these people then do not worry, after reading the set of tutorials I have written to explain what php stands for, you will be able not only to tell people what PHP means but also how to create your own set of PHP scripts.

So tell me already! Ok, well the truth is PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language, the acronym PHP stands for "personal home page" up until a few years ago when php was renamed to "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor" after the programming language fell into common use on the web at version 3.0. (the latests version is 5+ so they have many many changed since its name was change!)

So there you go, the answer to your question "what does php stand for" is simply "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor".

For more indebt information on php refer to their website at http://php.net/ where you will find a mass of information, tutorials and guides on how to setup, install and manage a php script. Dont forget to check out the rest of my articles on how to develop your very own php scripts and learn more what it takes to be a php developer.