PHP is a freely available, HTML-embedded scripting language that lets you embed special tags to create your script right in an HTML file. PHP can be integrated into the Web server itself, eliminating the need to start up a separate CGI program to generate the Web page, which can lead to dramatic performance increases on some systems. This article describes how PHP came into existence, introduces some PHP basics, then shares some useful, instructive scripts to get you started.

This excellent five-page tutorial introduces you to the world of PHP3 programming and Web database interfacing with MySQL. Main topics include: The definition of PHP, How to use HTML forms and variables with PHP, MySQL database interfacing, Outputting data from MySQL, and more.

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This introductory Web tutorial covers: The detail definition of PHP, The basic PHP Syntax, Creating a simple and a multipage forms in PHP, How to use cookies with PHP, Date and time functions, and more.

In this tutorial you will get the chance to learn how you can easily use variables in your PHP. It teaches you the basics so it is very easy for you if you are a beginner. Easy explenations for how it works.

Echo is one of the basic functions in PHP, you should get acquainted with it if you want to learn PHP.

In this tutorial, you'll learn the basics of PHP. ALso explained is a typical situation in which you can use PHP.

So, you've mastered HTML and JavaScript. I guess the next stage is PHP! Don't worry. It isn't too hard. This tutorial is great for learning PHP right from the beginning teaching you all the basics to help you advance quickly on to more advanced concepts.

This is an introductory article on PHP programming. Some of main topics covered include: Variables, Strings, Arrays, Comparison Operators, and Control Structures.

This tutorial provides some technical background on a LAMP server, database design and normalization of a MySQL database, and an approach to developing admin screens for a fictional game site, as a learn-by-example application, illustrating the issues a developer should consider when designing and coding a php/MySQL database driven website.