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PHP Language, Tools, and Releases
Offers a comprehensive overview of PHP, a general-purpose scripting language primarily used for web development. It thoroughly details the history of PHP's development from its creation by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1993 through major version updates like PHP 7 and PHP 8, noting the abandonment of the planned PHP 6 release. Explains core aspects such as PHP's syntax, data types, functions, and object-oriented programming features. Finally, it discusses the PHP ecosystem, including licensing, various implementations like the Zend Engine, usage statistics, and the role of The PHP Foundation in supporting the language's continued development.
