Introduction of PHP By Umar Farooque Khan http://www.ptutorial.com
What is PHP? • PHP stand for hypertext pre-processor. # PHP is a general purpose server side scripting language that is basically used for web development. # PHP script run on web server. # PHP is used for dynamic web page creation. # PHP run on GUI based operating system as well as Command based . #PHP can easily embedded with HTML. #Its freely available. http://www.ptutorial.com 3
Why PHP? It’s fast  It’s free  It’s easy to use  It’s versatile  It’s secure  It’s customizable Interact with HTML forms  Communicate with databases  Generate secure Web pages Easy to learn and implement. http://www.ptutorial.com 4
Supported Databases dBASE  Informix  Ingres  Microsoft SQL Server  mSQL  MySQL  Oracle  PostgreSQL  Sybase http://www.ptutorial.com 5
Basic Syntax <html> <head> <title>First Script of PHP</title> </head> <body> <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; echo “www.ptutorial.com”; ?> </body> </html> http://www.ptutorial.com 6
Commenting in PHP • PHP supports two type of commenting 1. Single line comment <?php echo “Comment in php"; // Single line Comment #this also a single line comment echo “www.ptutorial.com"; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 7
Commenting continued in PHP 2. Multi line Comment <?php echo “Comment in php“; echo “Multiple line comment"; /* this multi line comment You can put any number of line */ echo “www.ptutorial.com"; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 8
Echo Statement • In PHP echo statement is used for deliver the string as well as variable value on the browse, Following example explain the concept of echo statement. <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; $number=38; echo $number; $str=“www.ptutorial.com”; Echo $str; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 9
The Semicolon and Case Sensitivity Every statement must be terminated with semicolon. In PHP functions, classes, core language keywords are case- insensitive. <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; Echo “www.ptutorial.com”; //case insensitive ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 10
PHP Variables Variables are just identifier that are used for storing data, like integer, float, strings, arrays. In PHP there is no need to declare before use. Dollar sign is used at the time of making variable. http://www.ptutorial.com 11
Rules of making PHP variable It must be starts with dollar($) sign. A valid variable name start with string or underscore after dollar sign. PHP variable can any length. PHP variables are case sensitive. http://www.ptutorial.com 12
Example of valid variable $name=52; $name_1=12; $var145af=102; $_php=586; $a145=“java”; $first_name_1=4875; http://www.ptutorial.com 13
Example of PHP Variable <?php $txt=“www.ptutorial.com!"; $Number=152; $a=18.5; Echo $number . $a; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 14

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    Introduction of PHP ByUmar Farooque Khan http://www.ptutorial.com
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    What is PHP? •PHP stand for hypertext pre-processor. # PHP is a general purpose server side scripting language that is basically used for web development. # PHP script run on web server. # PHP is used for dynamic web page creation. # PHP run on GUI based operating system as well as Command based . #PHP can easily embedded with HTML. #Its freely available. http://www.ptutorial.com 3
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    Why PHP? It’s fast It’s free  It’s easy to use  It’s versatile  It’s secure  It’s customizable Interact with HTML forms  Communicate with databases  Generate secure Web pages Easy to learn and implement. http://www.ptutorial.com 4
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    Supported Databases dBASE  Informix Ingres  Microsoft SQL Server  mSQL  MySQL  Oracle  PostgreSQL  Sybase http://www.ptutorial.com 5
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    Basic Syntax <html> <head> <title>First Scriptof PHP</title> </head> <body> <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; echo “www.ptutorial.com”; ?> </body> </html> http://www.ptutorial.com 6
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    Commenting in PHP •PHP supports two type of commenting 1. Single line comment <?php echo “Comment in php"; // Single line Comment #this also a single line comment echo “www.ptutorial.com"; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 7
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    Commenting continued inPHP 2. Multi line Comment <?php echo “Comment in php“; echo “Multiple line comment"; /* this multi line comment You can put any number of line */ echo “www.ptutorial.com"; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 8
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    Echo Statement • InPHP echo statement is used for deliver the string as well as variable value on the browse, Following example explain the concept of echo statement. <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; $number=38; echo $number; $str=“www.ptutorial.com”; Echo $str; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 9
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    The Semicolon andCase Sensitivity Every statement must be terminated with semicolon. In PHP functions, classes, core language keywords are case- insensitive. <?php echo “Welcome to the php word!"; Echo “www.ptutorial.com”; //case insensitive ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 10
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    PHP Variables Variables arejust identifier that are used for storing data, like integer, float, strings, arrays. In PHP there is no need to declare before use. Dollar sign is used at the time of making variable. http://www.ptutorial.com 11
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    Rules of makingPHP variable It must be starts with dollar($) sign. A valid variable name start with string or underscore after dollar sign. PHP variable can any length. PHP variables are case sensitive. http://www.ptutorial.com 12
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    Example of validvariable $name=52; $name_1=12; $var145af=102; $_php=586; $a145=“java”; $first_name_1=4875; http://www.ptutorial.com 13
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    Example of PHPVariable <?php $txt=“www.ptutorial.com!"; $Number=152; $a=18.5; Echo $number . $a; ?> http://www.ptutorial.com 14