This document provides an overview of PHP, including:
- PHP is a popular server-side scripting language that is open-source and platform independent.
- The chapter will cover PHP data types, operators, arrays, control structures, string processing, regular expressions, form processing, cookies, and interacting with MySQL databases.
- Examples demonstrate basic PHP syntax like variables, comments, and functions. Variable types discussed include integer, float, string, boolean, array, and object. Type conversion between variable types is also illustrated.