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    what is php stands for?
     
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    s_ruben Active Member

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    When it was PHP 3.0 it stans for Personal Home Page tools
    But after PHP 3.0 it was changed as PHP HyperText PreProcessor :)
     
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    Its all in the PHP FAQ's - you should look there if you have any questions.

    http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/faq.general.php

    What does PHP stand for?
    PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. This confuses many people because the first word of the acronym is the acronym. This type of acronym is called a recursive acronym. For more information, the curious can visit » Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing or the » Wikipedia entry on recursive acronyms.

    Theres a lot more information there should you need it, including history and other FAQs
     
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