Research & Documentation 01 Php History
Who and Why PHP
Rasmus Lerdorf created PHP in 1994. He mainly created it to keep track of visits his online resume had. Over time there were newer implementations to add better functionality. It was later released to the public which allowed for other developers to work on it and improve it.
PHP Environment
PHP Environment consists of a PHP-enabled web server, php engine which processes scripts, and a database which is used to manage and store data.
Usage of PHP on the internet
To this day, PHP is still widely used, despite the newer programming languages. PHP is still widely used on the internet. Per an article from W3Techs, Usage statistics of PHP for websites, PHP is still used in 75.9% of all websites.
Summary
PHP is widely used for web development as a good percentage of websites rely on it. Even big platforms, such as Facebook, WordPress, Wikipedia, and Slack, amongst others, to this day use PHP. This programming language helps simplify developers' projects, and is very versatile.