What is the meaning of the first P in the acronym for Hypertext Processor, PHP? [duplicate]
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PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Processor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for dynamic web development and can be embedded into HTML...
And that's all I got from the web, W3Schools, Wikipedia, Stack Overflow and even my lecturers at the University.
Can anyone tell me what exactly the P stands for or why it doesn't follow the meaning of PHP and/or why hasn't it been removed?
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PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Processor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for dynamic web development and can be embedded into HTML...
And that's all I got from the web, W3Schools, Wikipedia, Stack Overflow and even my lecturers at the University.
Can anyone tell me what exactly the P stands for or why it doesn't follow the meaning of PHP and/or why hasn't it been removed?
php acronym
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P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
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@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
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@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
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What is PHP as “Personal Home Page” and “PHP Hypertext Preprocessor”?
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PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Processor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for dynamic web development and can be embedded into HTML...
And that's all I got from the web, W3Schools, Wikipedia, Stack Overflow and even my lecturers at the University.
Can anyone tell me what exactly the P stands for or why it doesn't follow the meaning of PHP and/or why hasn't it been removed?
php acronym
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What is PHP as “Personal Home Page” and “PHP Hypertext Preprocessor”?
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PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Processor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for dynamic web development and can be embedded into HTML...
And that's all I got from the web, W3Schools, Wikipedia, Stack Overflow and even my lecturers at the University.
Can anyone tell me what exactly the P stands for or why it doesn't follow the meaning of PHP and/or why hasn't it been removed?
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What is PHP as “Personal Home Page” and “PHP Hypertext Preprocessor”?
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P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
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@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
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@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:49
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P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
1
@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
1
@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:49
2
2
P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
1
1
@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
1
1
@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:49
@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
– treyBake
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It used to stand for Personal Home Page; however, as it grew to be a bit more than a scripting/templating language for simple projects, its meaning was changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The first 'P' now stands for PHP itself.
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It literally means PHP, it is a recursive acronym in which the actual word is one of the letters.
Just like GNU means: GNU is Not Unix.
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No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
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@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
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It used to stand for Personal Home Page; however, as it grew to be a bit more than a scripting/templating language for simple projects, its meaning was changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The first 'P' now stands for PHP itself.
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It used to stand for Personal Home Page; however, as it grew to be a bit more than a scripting/templating language for simple projects, its meaning was changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The first 'P' now stands for PHP itself.
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It used to stand for Personal Home Page; however, as it grew to be a bit more than a scripting/templating language for simple projects, its meaning was changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The first 'P' now stands for PHP itself.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:36
J. StottJ. Stott
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It used to stand for Personal Home Page; however, as it grew to be a bit more than a scripting/templating language for simple projects, its meaning was changed to PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The first 'P' now stands for PHP itself.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:36
J. StottJ. Stott
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answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:36
J. StottJ. Stott
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answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:36
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It literally means PHP, it is a recursive acronym in which the actual word is one of the letters.
Just like GNU means: GNU is Not Unix.
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No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
1
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
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It literally means PHP, it is a recursive acronym in which the actual word is one of the letters.
Just like GNU means: GNU is Not Unix.
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
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answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
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No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
1
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
add a comment |
It literally means PHP, it is a recursive acronym in which the actual word is one of the letters.
Just like GNU means: GNU is Not Unix.
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
3,24431035
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
211
It literally means PHP, it is a recursive acronym in which the actual word is one of the letters.
Just like GNU means: GNU is Not Unix.
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
3,24431035
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
211
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
3,24431035
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
3,24431035
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:32
treyBake
3,24431035
3,24431035
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
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answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
211
answered Nov 14 '18 at 10:33
José Antonio FontJosé Antonio Font
211
211
No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
1
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
add a comment |
No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
1
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
No.... it is not!
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:35
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
@B001ᛦ it is -> according to php.net. Even if the original meaning meant something else, it's current meaning does mean PHP
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:37
1
1
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@treyBake, I already extracted my answer from two beautiful souls B001ᛦ...and José Antonio Font
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
@pasignature well b001 answer isn't actually an answer ...
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 11:01
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
yes, thats why I didnt accept it, I only used it as clue.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
add a comment |
2
P -> PHP. It's a recursive acronym... just like the description you've included says ....
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
– B001ᛦ
Nov 14 '18 at 10:31
Recursive acronym. PHP Hypertext Processor. first P literally means PHP. Like WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator. or GNU - GNU Not Unix
– ACD
Nov 14 '18 at 10:34
1
@B001ᛦ, maybe it still does, I guess.
– pasignature
Nov 14 '18 at 10:48
1
@pasignature no.. no it still doesn't ... just read the docs it's all right there :'(
– treyBake
Nov 14 '18 at 10:49