What is PHP?

Let's dive into the meaning of the abbreviation PHP and the programming language itself.

PHP is one of the most popular web development languages in the world — it's even said that 80 % of the current web runs on PHP code.

What does PHP stand for?

When it was originally created, PHP stood for Personal Home Page. This has since then changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, which is the official name of the PHP languages today.

Alternatives to PHP

Popular web development languages aside from PHP are ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Node.JS or Java.

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What do I need?

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Shared Hosting

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Dynamic resources

Virtual Server

If you need more performance than share hosting offers, a virtual private server (VPS) is an excellent choice.

Dedicated resources

Dedicated Server

The next level is your own server — meaning, a dedicated server for just your needs.

Domains

Domain Services

If you only need help with domain management, there are also services for just that.

Your own hardware

Co-Location

If you have your own server hardware, you can use Co-Location services to get it properly installed in a Data Center.

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