PHP, One of the Best Programming Language with Facts
                     PHP, One of the Best 
Programming Language with Facts
Introduction
• Initially made by Danish-Canadian software engineer Rasmus Lerdorf in 
1994, PHP is a universally useful programming language that is regularly 
utilized in the organization of server-side contents. 
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Why PHP Designed
• PHP was originally designed to create dynamic and more interactive web 
pages. It is the most widely-used, open-source and general-purpose 
scripting language.
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PHP has a Mascot
• Java’s mascot is a black, white and red cartoon 
character named Duke, while PHP’s mascot is a big blue 
elephant that’s aptly named elePHPant.
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PHP Wasn’t Meant to be Programming 
Language
• Lerdorf has never intended for PHP to become a programming 
language. He had created the language, or interface at the time, 
for the purpose of managing his personal website.
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PHP Originally Stood for ‘Personal Home Page’
• PHP is recognized today as a recursive backronym for “PHP: 
Hypertext Preprocessor” 
• it was originally an acronym for “personal home page,” 
referring to its use on Lerdorf’s personal website. As the 
language evolved, so did its meaning.
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PHP is Server-Side Scripting Language
• PHP uses procedural programming or object-oriented 
programming and also a mixture of them.
• It is a server-side scripting language often written in an 
HTML context.
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More than 5 Million PHP Developers
• It’s unclear exactly how many PHP developers there are 
in the world,  still Zend recently estimated the number 
to be around 5 million.
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PHP is Used on 244+ Million Websites
• According to Netcraft’s Web Server Survey, 
approximately 244 million websites run PHP.
• Of course, this number is likely even higher today given 
the widespread use of PHP in web design and 
development.
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Top Websites Created in PHP
• The biggest online brands, such as Facebook, Digg, 
ProProfs, Technorati, Yahoo, and Flickr are powered by 
PHP.
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