26439Contributed Articleshttp://www.abriasoft.com/view_contrib.php?internalid=2PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java, and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features included. The goal of the language is to give web developers the ability to quickly write dynamically generated pages.PHP > Tips and Tutorials > Introduction to PHPOct 15, 2006
Ok, so from the prototype above, we can see the function explode() (a function is denoted by the () after the name as this is where you put any parameters) will create an array (oh the joy):
Object orientated programming (OOP) is a commonly used term when discussing modern programming techniques. One of the things that makes humans stand out is the ability to categorise - we put objects into categories of similar type of function. For example, we have the category vechicle. Within this category, you have the different types of vehicle - car, bug, train, van. In the same bag, a llama is a type of animal. This analogy applies to programming - we create functions to do specific tasks and then group similar functions into classes. No only does this organise everything, but also allows a common access point for these similar functions.
This tutorial shows you how to use two open source, cross-platform tools for creating a dynamic Web site: PHP and MySQL. When we are finished, you will know how dynamic sites work and how they serve the content, and you will be ready to serve your own dynamic content from your site.
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