CSPP552: Internet Programming, PHP part 1

Some notes about PHP

• Oh no, not another programming language!
• PHP stands for Personal Home Page (Tools)
  (Some stickler nagged me about this, saying that this is not what the PHP site says. That is true; this is the old acronym. Find out for yourself if you want to know the new one.)
• Can be used as a server-side scripting tool, or be run on its own as a CGI-like program
• Usually used as a server-side tool linked directly into a web server, because it's much faster that way
• Free, and runs on many platforms. Available at www.php.net