Variables are a vital part of the server-side language, PHP. They are unavoidable but very simple to learn. In this short tutorial, I hope to give you a basic insight into using them.

If you are new to PHP, this is for you. Here you will learn how to create and run a PHP web page for the first time.

PHP is a powerful web based scripting language. This tutorial aims to provide a brief description of PHP and its usage in every day web development projects. It by no means aims to provide a basis on how to use PHP effectively to create large scale projects, but rather as an introduction to those who want to learn how to use PHP.

Basic introduction to the mail() function and testing if email was sent.

Helps you create your very first fully working php script. using basic php parsing and the print function.

A collection of 14 tips on PHP string literals, operations and conversaion. Clear explanations and tutorial exercises are provided on single-quoted strings, double-quoted strings, string elements, concatenation, converting values to strings, converting strings to values: What Are the Special Characters You Need to Escape in Quoted Stings? Can You Specify the "new line" Character in Single-Quoted Strings? How Many Escape Sequences Are Recognized in Quoted Strings? How Many Escape Sequences Are Recognized in Double-Quoted Strings? How To Include Variables in Double-Quoted Strings? How Many Ways to Include Variables in Double-Quoted Strings? How Many Ways to Include Array Elements in Double-Quoted Strings? How To Access a Specific Character in a String? How To Assigning a New Character in a String? How To Concatenate Two Strings Together? ......

Covers opening and ending PHP tags, comments, variables, variable scope, types, and type juggling. Examples included

This is a Basic Introduction to PHP, from explaining what PHP is and does to creating your very first script!

The basic use of single and double quoted strings in PHP, which to use when and the general difference between the two.

This is a comprehensive article / tutorial on programming in PHP. It covers a variety of key topics including PHP Structure, Scalar Variables and Data, Data collection: Arrays, Operations and Comparisons, PHP Comparison Operators, PHP Logical Operators, Control Statements, The Function of Functions, and Object Orientation.