Introduction to Scripting Languages

PHP is a scripting language specifically designed to help developers solve web problems, it works by embedding sections of code within HTML blocks.

PHP Advantages

• Easy to learn

• Targeted, built-in functions for web developers

• Good introduction to programming

• Configurable

• Simple extension API

• PEAR

• Runs britneyspears.com

PHP Disadvantages

• Focused on the Web environment

• Poor OO support

• Configurability Hurts Portability

• Easy for beginning users, Easy for beginning users to make mistakes