PHP
PHP is one of the oldest embedded scripting languages for Web pages. It consists of a C-like syntax and includes a fairly extensive set of functions that enable you to process forms, gather information from databases, and include conditional statements (like if...else) in your Web pages. For PHP documentation and examples, as well as the actual software distribution, you should see the PHP home page at http://www.php.net.
PHP can run on any UNIX Web server that supports CGI, but you probably want to install it as an Apache module, so if you use the Apache server, you can compile the PHP engine into your Web server for better performance. On other servers, the PHP CGI script works by appending extra path information on the end of the path ...
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