Start learning PHP (Zakaria Moslim) PHP Get Started
Hypertext Preprocessor
https://www.php.net https://www.apachefriends.org
- To start server from terminal: php -S localhost:8080 port could be any number
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- How to Install Apache, MySQL and PHP on Ubuntu 17.04 from website: https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-install-apache-mysql-and-php-on-ubuntu-17-04
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Setup:
- PHP code is (usually) embedded in HTML files, or in its own PHP file.
- File extension: .php (by default).
Code:
- as delimiters.
- Code output appears exactly where the code was.
- Text output with echo.
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HTML Forms
Method GET:
- Data appended to the URL.
- Size limit (~500 to 2000 characters).
- PHP array $GET. )
Method POST:
- Data appended to the HTPP request.
- No size limit, file uploads possible.
- PHP array $POST )
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Database Setup