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PHP
PHP is a popular open-source, reflective programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications and dynamic web content. It was originally developed in 1994 and PHP stood for "Personal Home Page". In 2000 the Zend Engine was added and now the official meaning is the recursive acronym "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor".
PHP is currently one of the most popular server-side scripting systems on the Web. It has been widely adopted since the release of version 4. On the desktop it has been favored by some new programmers as a rapid prototyping environment.