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PHP

Posted by Mar Bocatcat
Mar Bocatcat
7,405 Points

PHP?

Hi, I am aspiring to be a web-developer someday. I wanted to know what your thoughts are about PHP. I am currently doing the front-end web development track and I am not sure where PHP fits in.

Thanks!

1 Answer

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

Php is back end. Basically CRUD. Php and mysql is great for data analysis. What we use data analysis for? trend prediction.

It's the programming langauge that connects to the database. But I've seen it convert images, create zips, and much much more.

You can also go python django route or ruby on rails or asp.net C# or JavaScript mean stack.

Frontend is more view, buttons, and GUI.

Backend is data and file manipulation. I hope that helps.