PHP is a programming language that was required to develop Facebook, regarded as one of the most popular technologies ever to exist among people. The main motive of web development is to create interactive and engaging user experiences to attract people’s attention leaving behind positive memories of the website. Before PHP came into existence developers couldnt develop dynamic web apps. Creating web apps with PHP was a distant dream until the 1990s when it came into existence. It laid the foundation of innumerable websites ranging from social media platforms to e-commerce websites.   
PHP, a server-side programming language that stands for Hyper Text Processor, was created with the objective in mind to bridge the client-side or front end of a website with the server-side or backend. It helps PHP to directly embed with HTML code giving a dynamic edge to a website. The client-side scripting language functions in such a way that its code is executed on the server before we see the output on the browser. In this way, a backend language like PHP gets an edge and performs the task that includes communication with the server continuously.

PHP is the right choice as a programming language for creating websites. The reason is as follows:
•	Open-source: Since it is an open-source language, much of the cost and effort is saved while trying to implement PHP in our projects. Due to this reason, it has received support from different sections of the community and provides efficient updates from time to time.
•	Database Integration: PHP coordinates very well with database tools like MySql, which in turn further extends its dynamic functionality by which we can easily store and retrieve data from databases.
•	Efficiency: PHP is quick in executing web requests and delivering quick responses. Modern web browsers support PHP and are compatible with several operating systems.

A successful PHP project is built by programmers collaboration with multiple technologies. There are some tools used by programmers that increase their effectiveness and productivity. They are as follows:
•	Cloud9IDE: It is a cloud-based online IDE that supports real-time code collaboration whose features are similar to any IDE and functions online.
•	Xdebug: It is a debugging extension that is available in most PHP-supported IDEs and useful for debugging purposes
•	PHP Unit: It is a testing framework useful for writing tests on our PHP project to ensure the reliability of our code.
•	 Behat: It is a testing framework that supports the BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) approach, a technique where a test is written in an easy language, which anyone can understand without any technical knowledge.
•	phpMyAdmin: It is a MySQL database manager and administration tool that helps create and modify databases via the user interface.

Several things should be taken into consideration while selecting an IDE for web development which includes price, scalability, operating system, etc. The most preferred IDE that we can choose depending on the needs of our project are as follows:
•	Visual Studio Code: It is considered the most popular IDE on account of its specific features like being lightweight, having a vast ecosystem, and support for numerous extensions. It possesses all the features that are necessary to build a PHP project in a suitable environment.
•	PHP Storm: It is a type of IDE that is specifically designed for handling PHP projects that provide powerful features such as built-in debugging tools and integration with version control systems such as git.
•	Atom: It is an open-source IDE developed by Github which can be transformed into an easy-to-understand PHP environment text editor.
•	Eclipse: It is a full-fledged IDE with plenty of features required for PHP environments like debugging, integration with third-party tools, etc.
Before getting started with PHP for Web Development, there are some prerequisites of the PHP Setup Configuration, which are as follows:
•	Xampp is an abbreviation for cross-platform like Apache, My SQL, PHP, and Pearl. It is an open-source tool useful for building a local server on our computer. It is an ideal network that can test the functionality of applications based on several technologies such as PHP, Perl, Apache, and MySql.
•	Any IDE should be chosen to write the code

There are various PHP basics of Web Development which are used as follows:
•	Variables: They are containers of data that can be used to store data of different types such as numbers, strings, objects, and more. 
•	Operators: Just like in any other programming language, we can also perform arithmetic operations in PHP. 
•	Functions: These are reusable blocks of code that are assigned some name to use anywhere throughout the document.
•	Conditional Statements: In some situations, some code is not executed under some conditions and they skip the script. 
•	Loops: These are programming constructs that are useful in executing a block of code repeatedly to meet a desired condition. 

  PHP owing to its popularity has a lot to offer to users and developers in terms of benefits. Some of its significant benefits are as follows:
•	It is a cross-platform language which can run on any major operating system. Therefore, we need not have to worry about compatibility.
•	It is an open-source language i.e. it is a free programming language. Therefore, we need not have to worry about additional costs while building our project.
•	Many developers all over the world can easily understand the language. There are innumerable number of projects available to get started. 
•	When PHP is combined with HTML it tends to simplify the language.
•	It is simple to understand and because of its simplicity, PHP is quick and easy to follow than any other programming language.
•	There are plenty of tools available in PHP which help us in many ways. 
•	The ability to load websites fast is an important feature of PHP.

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