A brief introduction to PHP and AJAX

Today's Tip is focusing brief introduction to PHP and AJAX.

What is PHP?
PHP stand for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
PHP is a server-side scripting language, like ASP
PHP scripts are executed on the server
PHP supports many databases (MySQL, Infromix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid , PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.)
PHP is an open source software (OSS)
PHP is fee to download and use

What is a PHP File?
PHP files may contain text, HTML tags and scripts
PHP files are returned to the browser as plain HTML
PHP files have a file extension of ".php", ".php3", or ".phtml"

What is AJAX?
AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML.

AJAX is a type of programming made popular in 2005 by Google (with Google Suggest).

AJAX is not a new programming language, but a new way to use existing standards.

With AJAX you can create better, faster, and more user-friendly web applications.

AJAX is based on JavaScript and HTTP requests.

Source of Information and to learn more visit http://www.w3schools.com