PHP Installation and Setup - Mini Project: Build & Apply

PHP Installation and Setup

📖 Scenario: You want to run PHP code on your computer to build websites and web applications. First, you need to install PHP and set it up correctly.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to install PHP, check its version, and run a simple PHP script to confirm the setup works.

📋 What You'll Learn

Install PHP on your computer

Check PHP version using the command line

Create a simple PHP script file

Run the PHP script and see the output

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

PHP is widely used to build websites and web applications. Setting it up correctly is the first step to creating dynamic web pages.

💼 Career

Many web developer jobs require knowledge of PHP installation and running PHP scripts to build and maintain websites.

1

Install PHP on your computer

Download and install PHP from the official website or use a package manager. After installation, open your command line and type php -v to check the PHP version installed.

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# Open your command line and type 'php -v' to check PHP version
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use your system's terminal or command prompt and type php -v to see if PHP is installed.

2

Create a simple PHP script file

Create a file named hello.php and write the following PHP code inside it: <?php echo "Hello, PHP!"; ?>

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# Create a file named 'hello.php' and add the PHP code below
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use a text editor to create hello.php and add the PHP code exactly as shown.

3

Run the PHP script from the command line

In your command line, run the PHP script by typing php hello.php to execute the code and see the output.

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# Run the PHP script using the command line
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the terminal command php hello.php to run your PHP script and see the message.

4

View the output of your PHP script

After running php hello.php, you should see the output Hello, PHP! printed in the command line. Write a print statement to display this output.

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# Print the output of the PHP script
# Your code here

Need a hint?

The command line should show Hello, PHP! after running the script.