The document is a tutorial that introduces PHP basics. It explains that PHP files can contain HTML, text, and code. It recommends installing XAMPP, an integrated server package containing Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl to test PHP files. The tutorial demonstrates creating a basic "Hello World" PHP file that outputs a string, and provides the steps to save, test, and view the file in a web browser by accessing it through localhost.

1. in
A tutorial made by:
Elise Margaret R.
Sumanga

2. PHP is a widely used
language which stands
for
PHP: Hypertext
Preprocessor
PHP files can contain
text, HTML, JavaScript
code, and PHP code.

3. To test PHP
files, make
sure you’ve
installed...

4. XAMPP is an •Apache
•mySQL
integrated
server package
•PHP
of: • Perl
XAMPP interprets scripts written in PHP.

5. To test if XAMPP
is properly
running...
Locate
“c:xampp”
folder
Open the
xampp_start
application

6. All PHP files should be
saved in the htdocs folder
“c:xampphtdocs”

7. Let’s start this tutorial by
opening the text editor that
you’ll
fall in with!

8. I am using Sublime Text 2 and this is what it
looks like :D

9. PHP scripts It starts
can be placed with <?php
anywhere in and ends
the document. with ?>
BASIC PHP SYNTAX

10. BASIC PHP SYNTAX

11. To output strings
in the browser,
we can use
PHP’s echo or
print

12. Let’s save our
All PHP files work and name
should have it..
.php as its
default file Helloworld.php
extension.

13. Again, all PHP files should be saved in the
htdocs folder“c:xampphtdocs”

14. After saving, you’ll notice that the color of the code
changes 

15. There you
have it. Now, Open your
it’s time to test browser
the code. and type:
http://localhost/[nameofyourfile.php]

16. So in our case:
http://localhost/helloworld.php