PHP Wiki

Hello, Welcome to the PHP Wiki. Please join or sign-in if you haven't already done so!

Fact: Did you know that Wikidot's main engine is based on PHP. Wikicomplete runs on Wikidot Open Source which also requires PostgreSQL and a whole lot of other stuff!

What is PHP?

PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications.

PHP Tutorials

Hello World

Get PHP

PHP supports multiple platforms.
The binaries below can be dowloaded here: http://www.php.net/downloads.php

  • Window binaries
  • AS/400
  • Mac OS X
  • Novell NetWare
  • OS/2
  • RISC OS
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.x
  • Solaris (SPARC, INTEL)
  • Solaris OpenCSW packages

If you are using Linux or UNIX, please search for your Distribution for more information.
e.g. If you are using Ubuntu or Debian, you can use apt-get

$ > apt-get install php5

Please note that you can also compile your own PHP.