PHP stands
for preprocessor hypertext markup language. PHP is widely used open source
scripting language for developing web sites. It is easily embedded into HTML. Instead
of having lots of commands, PHP pages include embedded tags in it. PHP is mainly
server side scripting language. PHP is used for creating dynamic web pages. We can
say that PHP is a server side scripting language but also general purpose
language.
If you are
starting as newcomer PHP is better platform from you. It is easy to learn PHP
.The great thing is it also includes some advanced features that are useful for
a professional PHP developer. PHP have a wider scope in Software Development and web development. PHP is able to do various things like:
· It is used to create, open, read,
write, delete and close files on server.
· PHP is able to send and receive
cookies.
· PHP is used to save and modify data
in your database.
· PHP is used to control user access.
· PHP is also used for encrypt data.
PHP is not only used for outputting just HTML
it is also used for generating PDF files, images, flash movies.PHP code also
executed with command line interface(CLI)
and also used to create stand alone graphical applications.
Working with
PHP is really a fun. It is reliable with various platforms like Linux, UNIX,
windows etc. PHP is compatible with almost every server like apache, IIS etc.
There is better
scope for PHP developer in India’s IT industry. As a PHP developer you can also
do freelancing while doing your job where as android and java developer cannot
do. Another benefit to you as PHP developer is after one year experience you
can get best packages in other it companies. As a PHP developer you can set
your career opportunities much better and this field also has self development opportunities.
