PHP is a server-side scripting language that can be embedded into HTML documents and interpreted by a web server to generate web pages. It supports many databases and frameworks to make application development easier. PHP code is interpreted on the server and runs on different platforms and servers through its compatible design and features like an object-oriented model.

1. PHP Hypertext Preprocessor

2. server-side scripting language.

3. executed on the server.

4. supports many databases.

5. Mechanism