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PHP is a
reflective programming language originally designed for
producing dynamic web pages. PHP is used mainly in
server-side scripting, but can be used from a command
line interface or in standalone graphical applications.
Textual User Interfaces can also be created using
ncurses. PHP is a recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext
Preprocessor".
The main implementation is produced by The PHP Group and
released under the PHP License. It is considered to be
free software by the Free Software Foundation. This
implementation serves to define a de facto standard for
PHP, as there is no formal specification.
Currently, two major versions of PHP are being actively
developed: 5.x and 4.4.x; on July 13, 2007, the PHP
group announced that active development on PHP4 will
cease by December 31, 2007, however, critical security
updates will be provided until August 8, 2008. |
