Introduction To PHP For Blogging

So today I'll give you a intro to a scripting or web building language known as "PHP" with its benefits for bloggers and some key terms in it.
PHP stands for "Hypertext Pre Processor " which helps in building dynamic web pages and awesome web applications.
So lets start the intro for this language -

What Is PHP ?

As said above -

PHP is a server scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.
PHP is a widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft's ASP.

But how it will help you ? Calm Down ! I'll also explain you about it but why I am giving you an intro to you about this language ? Cause - I've learned this language and building some web apps in it , in fact I've made my own working PHP website which is PHP Arena .

PHP can do a lot stuff for you as you may see in my website mentioned above.

Does This Language Has Any Scope ?

Yes of course ! Still PHP is counted in best scripting languages and it is widely used and almost 80% of dynamic sites are built in it like - Wikipedia , WordPress , Facebook And Even More...

Learning this language can help you build your own CMS and other apps too.

Some Key Facts -

PHP can do following things or even more -

PHP can generate dynamic page content
PHP can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the server
PHP can collect form data
PHP can send and receive cookies
PHP can add, delete, modify data in your database
PHP can be used to control user-access
PHP can encrypt data

PHP documents has .php extension which can run on almost every web browser.

PHP documents start with <?php tag and ends with ?> tag .

PHP is free to use and can be downloaded for free.

You can learn PHP by reading this ebook.

But How Can PHP Help Bloggers ?

There are number of ways in which PHP can help you , in which some are -

Building Awesome Tools For Bloggers. -

PHP can be used to build awesome tools for yourself , for example - stats tracker , click tracker , member panel and much more.. which can help you make your blog more popular and better your blog's user experience.

Increase You Creativity -

Yes learning any programming language helps you in increasing your creativity , but how ?

Its simple as when you learn any language you try to use it anywhere you can which directly affects you mind intelligence and help you in making your mind sharp.

Easy To Learn And Use -

As said above PHP is easy to learn and use which means that you can find it easier to help you create useful tools for you and your users , just you require is PHP hosting and that's all !.

Ex- You can build a forum for your users , separate member only area ,

And Much More -

There is not limit of what you can made using this programming language as you can made anything which comes in your mind as my plan is to make a separate member panel for this blog and hope I'll make it soon.

So it all depends on your brain's creativity what you make.