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.

Final Thoughts -

So this was an intro to PHP with its benefits for bloggers , hope you liked this intro and must have shared it to your friends.

So are you thinking to learn this language or not ? Share your opinion wit reasons to me through comments and I'll surely reply to your query.

Good Luck And Happy Blogging :) .

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