12.1. Introduction
PHP is one of the Ps in LAMP (Perl and PHP). Its function is similar to that of HTML::Embperl and HTML::Mason—it uses executable code embedded in HTML to create dynamic web pages. In the last chapter, we compared Embperl and Mason, and saw that they are similar in purpose. Both can handle most any situation one would come across when developing a web site. Whether one chooses PHP over Embperl or Mason is a matter of personal preference. There are differences, and we try to point them out. The choice is yours. TMTOWTDI (not just with Perl, but with LAMP and Open Source in general). Choice is good!
PHP is another of those recursive initialisms beloved of a certain portion of the hacker community [1]; it’s short for PHP: Hypertext ...
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