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PHP Tutorial

PHP is a server scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages.

PHP is a widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft's ASP.

PHP 7 is the latest stable release.


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With our online "PHP Tryit" editor, you can edit the PHP code, and click on a button to view the result.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
echo "My first PHP script!";
?>


</body>
</html>
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Exercise:

Insert the missing part of the code below to output "Hello World".

 "Hello World";



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