PHP applications

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. It enables developers to create dynamic and interactive websites, serving as a powerful backend for countless web applications…

Key facts

First appeared: 1994
Category: technology
Problem solved: PHP was created to simplify the process of building dynamic web pages and server-side applications, offering an easier and faster alternative to complex CGI scripting with C or Perl for generating interactive content.
Platforms: Unix-like systems, Windows, macOS, Linux

Related technologies

Laravel
Drupal
MySQL
Nginx
Linux
JavaScript
Symfony
Joomla
Composer
HTML
WordPress
CSS
Apache HTTP Server
MariaDB
PostgreSQL

Notable users

WordPress.com
Mailchimp
Meta (Facebook - initially, evolved to Hack)
Slack (parts)
Wikipedia
Baidu
Etsy
Zoom (parts)